The UK competition watchdog has said it is investigating the proposed takeover of NHS landlord Assura. Last month, rival healthcare property firm PHP (Primary Health Properties) put forward a fourth ...

The Public Accounts Committee said the Home Office had not analysed exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced in 2020.

Police have arrested almost 2,000 people in a week-long crackdown on county lines drug networks, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said. Forces across the country made 1,965 arrests, shut ...

A VETERINARY practice in Troon has welcomed back customers after undergoing a major refurbishment. Collier and Brock Vets in Troon has been completely revamped to create a more spacious, modern ...

Bridget Phillipson will decry ‘a national scandal’ when she speaks at a Government regional improvement conference on Friday.

More than 500 towns across England and Wales have signed up to the Home Office’s safer streets summer initiative, which will run to September 30 ...

Sir Keir Starmer said he has a good relationship with US President Donald Trump because they both “care about family”. The Prime Minister told the BBC Radio 4 podcast Political Thinking With Nick ...

A REPEAT offender caught raiding an Ayr pharmacy for pills has been placed on a new drug treatment order. Steven Curry previously pleaded guilty to breaking into a commercial premises owned by Ogg and ...

Mourners are to gather to honour Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota at a wake in Portugal on Friday morning, a local parish priest has said. The 28-year-old father of three, who had married his long-term ...

Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill made him a standout performer in Quentin ...

Thousands of tourists, hotel workers and residents have been evacuated from the Ierapetra area on Crete’s southern coast.