General election 2017: May says it strengthens Brexit hand The move is set to be authorised by MPs in the House of Commons later. A snap general election will help the UK make a success of Brexit and...
Theresa May’s plan for a snap general election on 8 June is set to be authorised by MPs later. The early poll is expected to secure the two-thirds Commons majority it requires to go ahead, with...
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Explaining...
All poultry in England will be allowed outside again from Thursday, having been kept indoors to protect them from an infectious strain of bird flu. The government has carried out a new assessment of...
Lloyd’s Register, a leading global provider of engineering and technology-centric professional services, has signed an agreement with GOSCO, to form a joint venture dedicated to providing well...
Hundreds of children have been injured while being physically restrained in special schools, according to figures obtained by 5 live Investigates. Some youngsters were pinned face-down on the floor,...
Italy and Scotland will play a test match in Singapore June 10 as the city-state seeks to establish itself as a stopover for nations bound for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The two Six Nations...
A tireless worker who is constantly making progress, Japan's Hiroki Sakai has won over hearts and minds at Marseille where he is seen as an ambassador of his homeland. "In France there's just the two...
Northern Ireland are up to second in their World Cup qualifying group, behind leaders Germany Northern Ireland have climbed nine places up to joint 26th in Fifa's world rankings, level with the...
Khalid Aucho and Takuto Yasuoka are among hundreds of footballers from Africa, Asia and South America whose dream of stardom has brought them to Eastern Europe. Aucho, a 23-year-old from Uganda who...
The European Parliament has backed a motion setting out its position for the Brexit negotiations by 516 to 133. Although MEPs will not participate directly in the exit talks they will have to vote in...
More than 7,500 households have lost their housing benefit and instead receive a nominal 50p a week because of the welfare cap, the BBC has found. A Panorama survey of hundreds of councils shows at...
Fourth-ranked Hideki Matsuyama will try to become Japan's first male major golf champion by winning this week's Masters, but admits his form has cooled from a sizzling late-2016 run. The 25-year-old...
Plans for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are to be scrutinised in an "in-depth investigation" by the European Commission. The bank has set out plans to abandon the requirement placed on it by the...
Scotland's first purpose-built film and TV studio is to be created outside Edinburgh after the Scottish government approved the plans in principle. It is hoped the vast Pentland Studios development...
A privacy case against Trump International Golf Clubs Scotland is under way at a small claims court. Rohan Beyts is accusing the company of breaching data protection law by filming her without her...
Former health secretary Alex Neil has said a separate "health tax" should be introduced in Scotland to pay for essential improvements to the NHS. The proposal was one of the recommendations in a...
Energy giant Ineos has struck a deal to acquire the Forties Pipeline System in the North Sea from BP for US$250m (£199m). The pipeline transports about 450,000 barrels of oil per day on average -...
Thousands of EU laws on everything from workers' rights to the environment are to be scrapped or replaced with UK equivalents in a new plan. Details of the planned Great Repeal Bill have been...
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has triggered the formal two-year process of negotiations that will lead to Britain leaving the European Union after 44 years in a process popularly known as Brexit. A...
