4 h. ago UK flight tax reaches record high after Rachel Reeves budget

In Rachel Reeves ' budget last week, she announced that Air Passenger Duty would rise with inflation in 2027.

Economics

8 h. ago Scotland's population hits record high amid ‘unprecedented demographic shifts’

Statistics from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show the number of people living in Scotland has risen to 5.55 million.

Events

22 h. ago Black Friday online spending hit a record high of $11.8 billion with shoppers leaning on AI to find deals

Online shoppers spent more than $25 billion on Black Friday weekend

Economics

31 h. ago Copper hits record high in London amid global supply concerns

Copper hits record high in London amid global supply concerns  MSN

Events

4 d. ago Robbie Williams fans fume over tickets prices that are 'record high' for Barrowland

Fans have taken to social media to complain over the 'absolute shambles' of a sale for Barrowland tickets.

Politics

5 d. ago Asylum claims at new record high but backlog down by more than a third

A total of 110,051 people applied for asylum in the year to September 2025.

Events

5 d. ago Asylum seekers now make up 44 PER CENT of net migration to Britain

The number of asylum seekers coming to Britain has surged to a record high, making up 44 per cent of total net migration.

Events

5 d. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves raises taxes to record high as economic growth forecast to weaken

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch brands package of measures ‘a smorgasbord of misery’ and urges chancellor to resign

Economics

6 d. ago Cost of Labour: Families face FIVE years of stagnating living standards as taxes rise to record high

Britain faces five years of stagnating living standards as the nation's tax burden rises to an all-time high, dismal new Budget forecasts reveal.

Economics

7 d. ago Guns seized and federal drug arrests drop dramatically as Trump team turns agents attention to deportations

Homeland Security hails record high numbers of civil immigration arrests while certain criminal arrests plummet

Events

8 d. ago Key economic data and trends that will shape Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Government borrowing for the current financial year is the highest on record outside the Covid-19 pandemic.

Economics

1 week ago Here’s how you can become an ISA millionaire as numbers hit record high

Some investors now have ISAs worth in excess of £4m

Events

1 week ago Britain's wind power hits a record HIGH: Turbines produce 22,711 MW

On the evening of November 11, Britain's wind turbines set a new maximum wind record, reaching 22,711 megawatts (MW) for the first time.

Events

1 week ago Record high river levels as flooding hits homes – what experts say can be done

The Monnow catchment reportedly saw "nearly 5 inches of rain in around five hours"

Events

1 week ago One in ten criminals jailed in Scotland last year were not 'British nationals', shocking new figures reveal

Nearly one in ten criminals jailed in Scotland last year were not 'British nationals' as the average prison population soared to a record high.

Events

2 w. ago Warning over ‘dangerous brain drain’ as number of Britons leaving UK revealed

UK net migration reached a new record high, new figures show, as Labour home secretary Shabana Mahmood comes under fire over asylum crackdown

Events

2 w. ago Parents' satisfaction with Scots schools drops to record low with 'violence rife' in classrooms

The Record previously reported how Scotland has the highest rate of violent injuries to teachers in the UK.

Events

2 w. ago Number of Britons leaving UK far higher than previously thought

UK net migration reached a new record high, new figures show, as Labour home secretary Shabana Mahmood comes under fire over asylum crackdown

Politics

2 w. ago Scotland's prison population at record high with overcrowded jails at bursting point

The SNP Government is now routinely releasing hundreds of inmates early in a desperate attempt to ease the overcrowding crisis.

Events

2 w. ago Record level of net migration was HIGHER than previously thought at 944,000 but long

There was a higher record level of net migration in 2023. But vastly more Britons are emigrating leaving figures down over a longer period, the Office for National Statistics figures said.

Politics