Here, the PA news agency looks at what national insurance is and what an increase could mean for businesses and the economy.

A DJ who confessed to rape on a YouTube video before attempting to launch a career as a “forgiveness” guru has been jailed ...

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of his daughter’s murder alongside Sara’s stepmother and uncle.

Martyn Blake, 40, said he only wanted to stop the car that Mr Kaba was driving in order to protect fellow police officers at ...

A man who sent a “disgustingly racist” letter to former prime minister Rishi Sunak has been told by a judge his actions were ...

Ireland’s deputy premier has said that an opinion from the UN’s top court “changes the context” around the Occupied ...

The latest drop in wage growth, to its lowest level for more than two years, is seen as easing those concerns and giving Bank ...

Parklands Care Homes - which last month won the Highland Business Award for Community Engagement by a Business – is inviting ...

Dingwall’s yarn-bombing group was founded by local artist and University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) art graduate, ...

Starting in 2004 the ambition was to focus on customer service, providing vehicle rental with no hidden charges and ...

Veterans’ ID cards will be a valid form of identification for upcoming elections, ministers have announced. The Government is ...

A wage growth figure which forms a key part of the triple lock formula used to calculate state pension rises was revised ...