An award-winning Scottish historian who became a household name when he wrote and presented a landmark TV series has been knighted in the King’s Birthday Honours list. Professor Sir Niall Ferguson, whose 16 books include The Pity Of War and The Ascent Of Money: A Financial History Of The World, first came to the attention...
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Volunteer who quit job to help Ukrainians living in Scotland honoured
A volunteer who gave up her job to help the humanitarian response to the invasion of Ukraine has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk, 63, has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Ukrainian community in Scotland. Mrs Beaton-Hawryluk, who lives in South...
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Tata Steel to press on with Port Talbot job cuts despite Labour calls for talks
Tata Steel will continue with plans to shut off its blast furnaces in the coming months, costing thousands of jobs in South Wales, despite the Labour Party urging it to delay the decision until after the General Election, the company said on Tuesday. The steelmaking giant said it is “apprehensive” reading media reports that its...
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Jobs market weakens again after surprise rise in unemployment rate
Britain’s unemployment rate has unexpectedly risen to its highest rate for more than two years as the jobs market weakens further, although wage growth remains resilient, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the rate of UK unemployment lifted to 4.4% in the three months to April, up from 4.3% in...
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Labour has no vision for how UK deals with dangerous world, says Cameron
Labour has rebutted criticism of its defence approach, pointing out that under the Tories the Army has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic era. Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, has also said he would press the nuclear button in office if needed, and insisted his shadow cabinet supports his pro-Trident stance. Lord...
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TV doctor Michael Mosley praised for innovating world of science broadcasting
Dr Michael Mosley has been praised by friends and colleagues for innovating the world of science and health broadcasting after the body of the TV doctor was found on a Greek island. His widow, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, confirmed a body discovered on Sunday morning in a rocky area near Agia Marina beach on Symi...
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British tech tycoon Mike Lynch cleared in $11bn US fraud trial
Autonomy, founded in Cambridge in 1996, was a member of the FTSE 100 and one of Britain’s most valuable software companies before its sale. Mr Lynch made £500m from the deal, using the funds to set up companies including the British cybersecurity company Darktrace. HP wrote down almost all of the deal’s value a year...
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General election latest: Two-thirds of voters say Sunak leaving D-Day early was ‘unacceptable’
The Foreign Secretary has praised Rishi Sunak’s apology and said he wanted to make D-Day commemorations “all about the veterans”. Asked about the Prime Minister’s apology, Lord Cameron, who filled in for Mr Sunak, said: “I think it’s a tribute to the way he is that he thought on reflection he wished he had stayed...
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Less risk of Britain losing power next winter than last, says grid operator
Britain is less likely to lose power this winter than it was last year, according to the company that runs the grid. National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) said on Thursday that it expects power plants, wind farms and other generation methods to be able to provide more than enough power to meet demand. In...
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‘Commonwealth soldiers’ service in World Wars must be honoured too’
The service of Commonwealth soldiers must be remembered and honoured as the nation prepares to commemorate D-Day, leading voices from the worlds of the military, history, faith and charity have urged. The call comes as a survey suggested just over half the public thinks the contribution of soldiers from Commonwealth countries in the World Wars...
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Gibraltar will retaliate if Spain imposes full border checks
“People in Gibraltar need to understand that the alternative to a treaty is potentially the full application of the Schengen border code with all of the massive difficulties that that would entail, and for us to do it reciprocally,” Mr Picardo said. “In other words, if the Schengen border code is applied to Gibraltar and...
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Remaining Spitfires all have a story to tell, says restoration engineer
An aircraft engineer who restores historic Spitfire fighter planes that “all have a story to tell” has said they must be kept flying for future generations ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Spitfires are famed for their role in the Second World War, from taking to the skies in the Battle of Britain to...