Aviva has agreed a deal to buy rival insurer Direct Line in a £3.7 billion swoop. The FTSE 100 insurer is set to purchase its smaller competitor after a £3.3 billion was bid turned down in November.

It is the most rapid – some would say vapid – reboot and reset by a newly elected Prime Minister with a huge Commons majority in modern ...

The unwritten contract between the parties and the state is that the interests of the state come first even when this conflicts with stated party objectives. This abuse of representative democracy ...

Average monthly mortgage payments for first-time buyers have increased by 61 over the past five years, to more than £1,075 a month. Average ...

Starmer in, Yousaf out. Energy prices down, energy prices up. More fighting in Ukraine, more fighting in Gaza. An assassin fails in ...

The number of people waiting for a social care assessment in Scotland has continued to rise and now over 6,000 people are on the wait list, according to the latest figures. As of 4 November this year, ...

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A renowned seafood chef is preparing to say farewell to a long-standing restaurant ahead of a double opening next year. After 15 years in his Edinburgh Old Town restaurant, chef Roy Brett is moving ...

So what we’ll be looking for in the months ahead are real signs that practical policies are being developed that will spell out how the parties will make it easier, more affordable and less risky to ...

Peacefully at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on Tuesday 10th December 2024, aged 92. Retired GP of Bellshill. Beloved Husband of ...

Peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday 17th December 2024, Andy, aged 72 years. Much loved husband of Jacqui, loving stepdad ...

Peacefully, at Hairmyres Hospital, on Thursday 12th December 2024, Jean, aged 88 years. Loving aunt and dear friend who will be sadly missed ...