Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has described independence as an economic necessity, arguing Scotland is being held back by Westminster. Speaking after thousands joined a march in Edinburgh organised by All Under One Banner, she said leaving the United Kingdom could be a fresh start and blamed successive UK governments for economic decline. First Minister John Swinney has said a second independence referendum has never been more important, urgent or […]

The Employment Rights Bill, currently moving through Parliament, would ban exploitative zero-hours contracts by ensuring workers receive a contract that reflects their regular hours. It would also give staff a right to compensation when shifts are cancelled, according to the TUC. On the opening day of the TUC Congress in Brighton, the union published analysis showing four million people are in insecure work. The TUC defines insecure work as those […]

The Duke of Sussex will return to the United Kingdom this week for the first time in five months to back BBC Children in Need and visit the Community Recording Studio in Nottingham. He is expected to make a substantial donation to the broadcaster’s charity to help fund work addressing violence affecting young people. In London on Monday he will attend the WellChild Awards before travelling to Nottingham on Tuesday. […]

Comedian Joel Dommett will host the National Television Awards for a fifth consecutive year. He described the NTAs as the best night in talent and said the shortlist features a batch of huge programmes. He told reporters the nominations are the strongest since he began hosting and that the winner will be decided by what viewers at home prefer, not by a panel. Adolescence is among the main contenders. Owen […]

About 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were deployed to the Helios Building on Wood Lane in White City, the former BBC Television Centre site. The London Fire Brigade said the blaze is affecting the upper floors, with a restaurant, external decking and ducting alight, and an unknown number of flats could be affected. One person was treated by paramedics and discharged at the scene, the London Ambulance Service said. […]