Ireland’s foreign affairs minister connected the controversial policy to Britain’s failure to control migration after Brexit

ministers considering more funding to protect important research sites, with China seen as a particular concern

The bizarre question was met with visible bewilderment from the audience and fellow panelist Wes Streeting

Only this week the first minister said he was delighted with his coalition with the Greens. But then …

Editorial: Humza Yousaf’s position as first minister is in danger, but the problems predate his leadership

First minister Humza Yousaf’s political future hangs by a thread after the Scottish Greens said they would vote against him in a motion of no confidence. The SNP leader dramatically brought the powersharing deal to an end on Thursday morning (25 Ap ...

Shadow minister Steve Reed vows to uphold targets on biodiversity loss and protecting land and sea

Former coalition partners’ decision brings Scottish first minister to brink of losing vote, which could make his position untenable

More than 2,500 people have been killed or injured in the last few months, UN data says

Large-language models such as ChatGPT are still liable to distort the meaning of what they are summarising, says academic Seth Lazar

Humza Yousaf joked about a "breakup" with the Greens after he ended the so-called Bute House Agreement underpinning the Scottish government coalition on Thursday, 25 April. The first minister denied ending the pact because he did no ...

Humza Yousaf and Douglas Ross were embroiled in a heated clash in the Scottish Parliament after the first minister ended the so-called Bute House Agreement underpinning the Scottish government coalition with immediate effect on Thursday, 25 April. Th ...

Top US diplomat is set for fraught discussions with foreign minister Wang Yi and possibly president Xi Jinping

Scheme for plastic bottles and cans put back to 2027 while environment minister says glass recycling ‘unduly’ complex

Last month, Prime minister Rishi Sunak vowed to make the UK ‘the best place in the world to be a female founder’.

Humza Yousaf has denied that his decision to end the so-called Bute House Agreement underpinning the Scottish government coalition was about saving seats for the Scottish National Party at the next general election. At a press conference on Thursday, ...

Our former PM has a dire warning and a book to sell, but it isn’t really cutting through. A bit more Brit-style bumbling might help, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Pedro Sánchez accuses opponents of ‘bullying operation’ conducted against him and his wife, Begoña Gómez

Labour “can’t guarantee” their pledge to renationalise the railways if elected would bring in lower train fares, the shadow transport secretary has said. The party would expect to transfer rail networks to public ownership within its f ...

Defence minister Richard Marles welcomes confirmation of congressional funding that ensures US can produce Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines for Australia