Swinney says Scottish independence referendum could be held in 2028 Scotland could have a second independence referendum as soon as 2028, First Minister John Swinney has said. The SNP leader, who was facing other party leaders in a BBC Scotland Debate Night special in Paisley Town Hall, said it was …

Deep-fried food will be banned and high-sugar items restricted in schools in England under new plans to "overhaul" school dinners. Under the government's proposals, fruit will replace "sugar-laden treats" for the majority of the school week, and schools will no longer be allowed to offer unhealthy "grab and go" options …

Olivier Awards 2026: Rachel Zegler's heroes, Brian Cranston's nap schedule and more moments from the night Sunday night's Olivier Awards were all about Paddington, Rosamund Pike's celebratory return to the West End and Rachel Zegler's love letter to theatre. Here are six things we learned from the UK's biggest night …

A felt‑tip sign taped to the door of a private room announces "GIRLS ONLY", "Boy's don't Eneter!" [sic], and, by way of a cheeky flourish, "don't worry boys!". The sign is covered in colourful hearts and stars. A group of around a dozen girls at DRMZ youth club in Carmarthen, …

The Masters, final leaderboard -12 R McIlroy (NI); -11 S Scheffler (US); -10 T Hatton (Eng), R Henley US, J Rose (Eng), C Young (US) Selected: -9 C Morikawa (US); -8 X Schauffele (US); -5 J Spieth (US); -4 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -3 L Aberg (Swe) Full leaderboard Rory McIlroy …

Sir Keir Starmer is planning a law which will mean that the UK government can adopt EU single market rules, without them being voted on in Parliament. The measure is part of a bill aiming to align the UK with new European regulations in areas such as food standards. A …

What Viktor Orbán did for the last 16 years in power was "an experiment" - but even he didn't know what to call it. "Illiberal democracy" sounded too negative. His American friends liked to call it "national conservatism", which sounds better, but it was never strictly true. Unlike most conservatives, …

Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power is over, and the system condemned as an "electoral autocracy" lies in tatters, defeated by a 45-year-old former party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to bring it to an end. "We did it," Péter Magyar told a crowd of cheering supporters in …

A six-year-old girl who called 999 and saved her mother's life when she suffered a bleed on the brain has been honoured, along with her younger sister, by London Ambulance Service (LAS). Pearl told the call handler she knew what to do when her mum Carole collapsed "because I knew …

Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Bebe King, six, were killed and 10 others were seriously injured during the attack at the holiday club in Merseyside town of Southport. The Southport Inquiry was set up to examine the circumstances surrounding the attack and the events leading …