Rachel Reeves has been forced to defend herself against claims she misled voters by talking up the scale of the fiscal challenge ahead of the Budget.

Flood alerts have been issued for large parts of Scotland as heavy rain moves in from the west on Monday. South-west Scotland has already seen heavy rain on Sunday night, with the downpour expected to ...

Testing has been ramped up after the first suspected Bluetongue case on the island of Ireland. Two cows have been culled after the alarm was raised at an abattoir close to Bangor, Co Down. Northern ...