Kemi Badenoch has insisted she will not “rush out” policy positions, arguing that there is no “quick fix” following the Tories’ 2024 election defeat.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has described the “challenge” of fixing the economy as “huge”, after revised official figures showed that the UK economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year. The Office ...

THE weekend brought to a close this year's fixtures for Ayrshire's West of Scotland Football League sides. Despite the festive feel in the air, teams were looking to avoid giving out any Christmas ...

A victim of an alleged sex abuser priest has called for the Archbishop of York to step down over his “insulting and upsetting” response to his handling of the case. The anonymous woman questioned the ...

A company with links to the United Arab Emirates’ royals has been given another month to decide whether to make a takeover bid for Good Energy. Dubai-based Esyasoft told bosses at Good Energy that it ...

BUSINESSES have donated gifts at a networking event to bring some Christmas cheer to youngsters in hospital this year. Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce members attended a special networking event at its ...

Honda and Nissan have announced plans to join forces, forming the world’s third-largest car maker by sales. The two Japanese companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and ...

The man accused of fatally shooting the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare is expected to be arraigned in a Manhattan court on murder and terror charges on Monday. Luigi Mangione, 26, was formally ...

Mrs Badenoch told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that ‘these things will come’, in an interview due to be broadcast on Monday morning.

Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainforest this weekend, taking two boats to bring gifts to children in a village near the Brazilian city of Manaus. The visit was arranged by Amigos ...

The economy is among the topics covered by the nation’s Monday papers. The Times reports a Labour cabinet minister has called the state of Britain’s economy “disappointing”, as the Daily Mail and ...