27 h. ago We live in a UK asylum capital: It's great to be charitable but we should look after the less fortunate in our own country before we look after everyone else

Glasgow is the largest dispersal area for asylum seekers in the UK after London - with some 3,953 sent to the city by the Home Office.

Events

61 h. ago Jet2 passengers urged to carry out check "at least 12 hours before your flight"

Jet2 is the third largest airline in the UK, and the largest travel operator, meaning millions of people will be jetting off with the company this year alone

Transport

62 h. ago DWP urges Brits to check if they qualify for 'underclaimed' benefit worth £5,740 a year

Advice comes from the UK's largest community of unpaid carers. From April 7, higher rates of Attendance Allowance - worth up to £5,740 a year - will be available to claimants

Economics

3 d. ago Lammy to urge allies to boost defence spending to make Nato ‘more lethal’

It comes after the UK announced the largest sustained increase to defence spending since the Cold War.

Politics

3 d. ago Britain's asylum capital: We can't take any more, say locals in city where huge influx is 'damaging social cohesion' and putting 'unprecedented pressure' on public services

Scotland's second city is the largest dispersal area for asylum seekers in the UK after London - with some 3,953 sent to the city by the Home Office while their applications are being considered.

Events

5 d. ago 'Rats as big as cats' in Birmingham as 'war zone' streets lined with 17k tonnes of rubbish

Residents in the UK's second largest city have been living in squalor after bin strikes have left them with 17,000 tonnes of rubbish piled up on the streets – with huge rats visible

Events

5 d. ago Asda at risk of being overtaken by Aldi as UK's third largest grocer

Promotional sales ramped up to 28.2% of total grocery spending last month

Events

6 d. ago Trump's plan for the largest U.S. deportation center where up to 10,000 migrants will wait to be sent home

A monster deportation center that could hold up to 10,000 migrants is being built on the US-Mexico border, Trump administration officials have confirmed

Politics

6 d. ago 40 incredible pictures of Chester Zoo's huge new savannah with giraffes, zebra and antelopes

It's one of the largest zoo projects ever undertaken in the UK - see our gallery of photos from the new Heart of Africa attraction

Politics

7 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Russia of war crime after attack on military hospital in Kharkiv

Ukrainian officials denounce ‘deliberate’ targeted shelling of hospital; Ukrainian president says US, Europe must respond to daily Russian drone attacks. What we know on day 1,131See all our Ukraine war coverageRussian drones struck a military hospital, shopping centre, apartment blocks and other targets in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, late on Saturday, killing two people and injuring at least 25, local officials and the Ukrainian military said. On the Telegram messaging app, the military’s general staff said those injured included servicemen undergoing treatment in the medical centre. It accused Russia of having carried out a “war crime” and of “violating the norms of international humanitarian law” denouncing the “deliberate, targeted shelling” of the facility. Oleh Syniehubov, the regional governor, said 25 people were hurt, including a 15-year-old girl who is in serious condition.An hour before the Kharkiv attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukra...

Events

8 d. ago Reform UK announces Brexit architect Aaron Banks as mayoral candidate in quirky local election campaign launch featuring Nigel Farage riding JCB digger and Richard Tice waiting at mock

The businessman founded the Leave EU campaign with now-Reform MP Richard Tice and was previously one of the largest donors to Ukip .

Politics

9 d. ago Scots health board must prioritise safety of patients and staff over covering up faults

Record View says NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde cannot expect to be immune from scrutiny over its performance.

Science

1 week ago ‘Minister urges ‘cool heads’ as Rachel Reeves begs Trump not to slap tariffs on the UK

Industry figures show the US is the second largest export market after the EU for cars built in the UK

Politics

1 week ago Asda apologises after toy that poses 'high risk of choking' urgently pulled from shelves

Asda has admitted they are "sorry" for selling the children's product which "presents a high risk of choking"

Events

1 week ago Scotland's largest Highland clan sells off last of its lands ending 800 year history

The Clan Donald Lands Trust said it had taken the 'difficult decision' to begin selling its assets, including Armadale Castle in Skye.

Politics

1 week ago UK's largest ever road tunnel spanning 14 miles to be built as planning for mega project gets the go

Plans for a £9 billion road that would pass beneath the River Thames, linking Kent and Essex via a 2.6-mile tunnel, have been formally approved by the transport secretary Heidi Alexander.

Politics

1 week ago UK’s largest ever road tunnel set to be built after £8.3bn plan approved

Lower Thames Crossing will include 2.6-mile tunnel under River Thames linking Kent and Essex

Economics

1 week ago Lower Thames Crossing: UK's largest road tunnel linking two counties to be built for £9bn

The proposed Lower Thames Crossing, which will run underneath the River Thames, between Kent and Essex has been given the go ahead by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander

Economics

1 week ago 'World's largest warehouse' that's being transformed in major UK city

The iconic Tobacco Warehouse in Liverpool was once the largest warehouse in the world and is now being transformed into a multi-use development as part of a major regeneration project

Events

1 week ago From The Simpsons to Werner Herzog: the coolest, craziest, scariest Nessies ever

Loch Ness Monster hunters have included the Chuckle Brothers – and even David Lean. As the Scottish icon is honoured in a new stamp and a stirring musical, we separate the classy from the crackpotIt is the UK’s largest body of fresh water, its volume totalling more than all the lakes of England and Wales combined. It is also the UK’s greatest source of daft stories. For the best part of a century, Loch Ness has used its monster-adjacent status not only to finance a healthy tourist economy, but also to generate a small industry in Nessie-related fiction, from the inspired to the crackpot. The Simpsons sent Mr Burns to do battle with the creature in an episode called Monty Can’t Buy Me Love. From the pen of poet Ted Hughes came Nessie the Mannerless Monster, who was tired of being told she does not exist. And indie folkster Matilda Mann has a song called The Loch Ness Monster, containing this advice: “Stay right down there.” Not wanting to be left out, the Royal Mail has just honoured...

Politics