The cuts include a 20 reduction in senior management staff, which is understood to be linked to recent tax increases in the Budget.

Judge Mr Justice Goose ordered Axel Rudakubana to be removed from the dock shortly after the start of the sentencing hearing.

Regulators have set out the next steps towards plans to help people take more control of their regular bills and reduce the risk of payments flying out of their accounts unexpectedly.

Rocky’s Diamond put in a sparkling performance to take the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park. Trained by Declan Queally and ridden by Shane Fitzgerald, the five-year-old came into the race ...

Constitution Hill will face just four rivals in Saturday’s Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham after Lossiemouth was not declared. The pair, trained by Nicky Henderson and Willie Mullins respectively, filled ...

All trains across Scotland will be suspended, a dozen councils have said all schools will close and police have warned people not to travel in the areas affected by a rare red “danger to life” high ...

Exporting eels to Russia is not currently banned, the Government has said after being challenged over the trade at Westminster. The legality of sending the fish to a country slapped by an array of ...