SNP criticised over failure to back windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas profits

A High Court judge is due to give his ruling on a legal challenge over the UK Government's decision not to extend the £20 uplift to more than two million people on legacy benefits to help support them during the coronavirus pandemic.

An SNP MSP has been slammed after he accused a prominent BBC journalist of "imaginary woes" after she spoke out about the abuse she suffered while doing her job.

Visitors to beaches in the North West have been warned about 'tar balls' washing up on the coast following an oil spill.

2022 Oscar nominee Will Smith (King Richard) and two-time Emmy nominee David Oyelowo (The Girl Before) have come aboard Netflix’s film adaptation of Tọlá Okogwu’s upcoming book Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun as producers, Deadline has confirmed.

The SNP has been forced to defend controversial plans to create freeports in Scotland after they were branded a "corporate giveaway".

Strictly Come Dancing bosses allegedly intend to keep Anton Du Beke as a judge this year, axing Bruno Tonioli, according to a report. Bruno, 66, was unable to take part in last year’s judging panel after Covid restrictions prevented him from travelling to the UK, however was he expected to return to the show after Craig Revel Horwood gave his support by casting him on the Strictly live tour. But, a BBC source has reportedly suggested that show bosses have now decided in Anton’s favour, claiming that his contract is due to be renewed.The source told The Sun: “We have been told Anton’s contract as a judge is going to be renewed.The bosses were really happy with his performance.

A leading anti-poverty charity has blasted the SNP/Green Government plan to tackle the cost of living crisis.

An SNP MSP has claimed the cost of living crisis has "exposed as a lie" a key claim made by the pro-Union campaign before the 2014 independence referendum.

Netflix special His Dark Material.In the stand-up special, released on December 25 last year, the comedian refers to the death of thousands of travellers killed by the Nazis as a “positive”.“When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the tragedy and horror of six million Jewish lives being lost to the Nazi war machine,” Carr said. “But they never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis.

Ian Blackford has insisted the UK Government will continue to pay the pensions of older people living in Scotland in the wake of independence.

EXCLUSIVE: New Regency and TKO Studios are developing a television series based on graphic novel The Banks, created by Roxane Gay and artist Ming Doyle. Gay is set to pen the adaptation, which stems from the exclusive development and production partnership New Regency and TKO Studios entered last year.

issued a sly dig at Simon Cowell after his e-bike crash. Adil and Susanna addressed Simon being rushed to hospital - with the ITV Britain's Got Talent star reportedly "lucky" to be alive.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the shortlist of nominees for this year’s induction.

Since Manchester United signed Donny van de Beek from Ajax in the summer of 2020, the Dutch midfielder has struggled to make an impact at Old Trafford.