The tie-up, announced in May, will create a banking giant with millions of customers and about £89 billion worth of assets.

Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out on the benefit.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said Parliament needs adequate time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.

BELGIAN World Cup hero Marc Degryse reckons Celtic star Daizen Maeda scored the 'perfect goal' and admitted he couldn't believe how he managed it. The Japanese ace rescued a point for the Hoops with a ...

A group of 80 musicians and politicians wrote a letter to UK Billionaire Richard Branson to demand payments for their ...

BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has revealed she suffers from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, in a post on Instagram.

Decisions about assisted dying should be made on a “secular basis”, a Government minister said ahead of MPs voting on the issue on Friday. Home Office minister Seema Malhotra acknowledged that “people ...

A police officer who shocked a 95-yer-old nursing home resident with a Taser has been found guilty of manslaughter in an Australian court. A jury found Kristian James Samuel White guilty in the trial ...

The US conservative political commentor Candace Owens has been refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she had been banned from another country, immigration officials ...

Tesco is selling Heroes, Roses, Quality Street and Celebrations tubs for £3.95 for a limited time but you need to be a Clubcard member.

Josie Duncan and Ruairidh Gray will also offer Gaelic and folk music. From the USA, Elias Alexander will perform with his blend of Scottish folk and contemporary sounds, and from Canada, award-winning ...

Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said, adding to ...