Nationwide’s £2.9 billion takeover of rival Virgin Money has been approved by a judge. Lawyers for the lenders secured the sanctioning of the deal at a specialist companies court in London on Friday.

The government has been pressed to hold an independent inquiry into the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan. Mr O’Hagan was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in Lurgan, Co Armagh in 2001. No-one has ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has previously urged pensioners to check if they are eligible for the benefit.

The M5 is closed northbound between junctions 16 (Almondsbury) and 14 (Falfield) due to significant flooding.

Russell Findlay, right, won the leadership in a contest with Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher (Andrew Milligan/PA) He was also seen by some as the continuity candidate in the Tory leadership race, ...

The breakthrough could mean deep space exploration is no longer the stuff of sci-fi, according to University of Southampton engineers.

Residents and staff from Bridgwater’s Avalon Nursing Home were among the crowds enjoying a fun day out at the annual Bridgwater Fair. The party of 12 made the most of the sunny morning (Thursday, ...

Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group has made a fourth proposal to online property platform Rightmove. The Australian suitor, which is majority-owned by the tycoon’s News Corp group, said the latest approach is ...

The storm made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned it could create a ‘nightmare’ storm surge.

Mr Findlay, a former journalist who became an MSP just over three years ago, was chosen to succeed Douglas Ross.

House sales were 5% higher in August than in the same month the previous year, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures. Across the UK, an estimated 90,210 homes were sold, marking a 5% ...

Russell Findlay has been elected as the new Scottish Conservative leader, winning a majority of votes in the first round. He secured 2,565 votes, the party’s returning officer Leonard Wallace ...