Scotland’s First Minister has accused the leader of the Tories of a “demonisation of young people” after he pushed for more exclusions to tackle disruption in schools.

Emergency services have been spotted at a seafront beauty spot after reports of a man getting stuck in the mud. Fire crews and the coastguard were called to Long Rock in Whitstable at about 10.30am.

Kent’s heat-health warning has been upgraded to amber with temperatures expected to exceed 30C today and amid forecasts of 34C by the weekend.

Details of proposals from a council for housing and infrastructure over the next 15 years have been published.

The Government has announced two schemes designed to ease the flow of veterinary medicines from Great Britain into Northern Ireland when a post-Brexit grace period expires at the end of the year.

Farming leaders warning of the need to invest in water infrastructure to make food production more resilient to climate change.

Gagandeep Gulati had his sentence for rape increased from six years to nine years at the Court of Appeal on Thursday.

An undercover police officer who left two people with serious injuries after crashing an unmarked vehicle into an oncoming car has kept his job.

Average savings rates have been on a downward path in recent weeks, but some providers have unveiled new products.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said £6 billion a year would go to repairing hospitals and £3 billion to schools and colleges.

Tributes have been paid to Slane Castle’s Lord Henry Mount Charles, who has died aged 74. He died late on Wednesday after “a long and valiant” battle with cancer, his family said. Since 1981, the ...