All-share proposal had potential to be one of biggest deals in sector for decade but deemed ‘opportunistic’

Missiles were supplied to Ukraine under a secret deal agreed in March ahead of the £76bn US security package

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 ...

Coalition agreement has frustrated many in the SNP who fear the party is losing support by prioritising the wrong issues

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 ...

Strict rules have led to a wild west of rentals, with visitors choosing between huge hotel bills or word-of-mouth deals

The joint statement calls on Hamas to accept a deal that has been under negotiation in Qatar

The Scottish National Party has ended its three-year power-sharing agreement with the much smaller Greens after tensions grew between the two pro-independence parties over climate change policies

Hundreds voice dismay at Sunak and Starmer, accusing them of misreading UK attitudes towards Europe

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, ...

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

Scottish Greens co-leaders arrived at and left Bute House before SNP leader Humza Yousaf held an emergency cabinet meeting and the so-called Bute House Agreement underpinning the government's coalition ended on Thursday, 25 April. Lorna Slater and Pa ...

Cabinet votes to leave historic Bute House agreement after government abandons emissions target

Raft of takeovers could follow as deal looks to create world’s biggest copper miner churning out 10% of global output

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as buyout offer for Anglo American increases worries about an exodus from London

Ministers are braced for legal challenges to the Rwanda plan and the judiciary has made 25 courtrooms available to deal with cases.

Emergency services are reportedly dealing with an incident on the line

Judge admonishes ex-president’s lawyer, and first witness confirms Trump enlisted National Enquirer for 2016 campaign

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The US Justice Department has agreed a settlement of over $138m with over 100 victims of Larry Nassar, following the FBI’s mishandling of multiple allegations of sexual assault against the disgraced sports doctor.