Transport, justice and policing, energy, taxation and welfare are among the powers held by Scotland but currently unavailable to Wales.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will chair a UN Security Council vote on Sudan to push for a ceasefire as the UK announces it is doubling its aid for those affected by the war in the north-east African ...

Senior Tories have questioned whether Labour will follow steps taken by the US and Europe aimed at protecting the UK’s genomics sector.

New rules are being announced to stop profiteering in children’s social care as part of reforms aimed at ending years of what the Government described as neglect of the system. The watchdog Ofsted is ...

Artem Horchuck and Yehor Kremnov, both six, became friends after joining their local Squirrels group in Gosport, Hampshire.

More than 200 trained HSBC UK employees are helping Beaver and Cub Scouts build financial literacy skills. HSBC UK’s network of volunteers aims to reach more than 14,500 Beaver Scout Colonies and Cub ...

Some British arts festivals are at risk of being “lost” as organisers struggle with rising costs and increased financial challenges, a report has said. The Festivals Forward report surveyed 101 ...

The slender-billed curlew could be the first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe, north Africa and west Asia.

Survivors of the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami described how they were “fighting for our lives” on the day, ahead of the release of a new documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the ...

Lasers that harness bacteria’s natural ability to convert sunlight into energy could power missions to Mars and provide a source of clean energy on Earth, scientists have announced. The technology is ...

Kate Forbes is due to attend a meeting with senior figures in the offshore wind and hydrogen industries on Monday.

Up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas in the country’s ‘first taste of winter’, the Met Office said.