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Scottish National party leader’s decision comes less than a week after collapsing his coalition with the Scottish Greens
Lower mortgage rates fuel rebound as sector enjoys seventh consecutive monthly increase
Agreement comes as Microsoft-backed start-up seeks data from reliable sources to train latest artificial intelligence models
Home Office to select individuals who will be sent to Rwanda under government’s contentious migration policy
Deloitte survey shows people opting to spend less money on social drinking than at any time since lockdown
Humza Yousaf might be able to rely on the support of the Alba party in no confidence vote
Minister asks critics to withhold judgment till 2030 as analysis shows UK struggled to make gains in target areas
Company’s exit would deal another blow to City’s status as home to listed mining groups
Results in England and Wales will establish mood for upcoming national poll
Plotters could try to topple prime minister after polls in England and Wales on Thursday
Noisy movement highlights how scheme has become a key battleground for Tories and Labour ahead of the local elections
Six contenders are expected to launch bids to become the new leader of the Scottish National party
Humza Yousaf played a bad hand dreadfully but a reckoning for the party was unavoidable
Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride calls for ‘adult conversation’ around making system more sustainable
Past and present policymakers should ask more searching questions about the causes and impact of the price surge
The designer created many country houses that reflect historic buildings in a distinctly modern way
Teachers and MPs hit out at decision to defund Now Teach in midst of staffing ‘crisis’
People are cycling, running and even skiing to the office for better mental and physical health
MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich says country needs an early election
Market expectations for loosening in Europe and UK pushed back as US grapples with a hot economy
Glastonbury-style rush sees attendees pay £3,000 a shot with capacity more than double last year’s event
Buckingham Palace says 75-year-old monarch will take part in limited engagements with schedule subject to doctors’ advice
Government says it met Virgin O2 chief executive and Ofcom after incidents last year
Breakdown of accounts comes as testing on Tideway tunnel set to begin and UK’s biggest water provider faces debt crisis
Checks on food arriving at Dover will be carried out on the outskirts of Ashford
Criticism of decision to hand over most of scheme to private developers comes as Tory peer seeks third term in Tees Valley
Humza Yousaf seeks support of MSPs to sustain minority government after collapse of SNP-Green coalition
Authority’s chief in talks with ministers over additional funding
First annual decline in volatile data set since July 2023 but numbers remain higher than pre-pandemic average
Three others also charged in connection with case targeting Ukrainian-owned business
A revival in London of Peter Wright’s tasteful Birmingham Royal Ballet version is always welcome
Plus, the PM’s big move on defence and Labour’s rail renationalisation plans
Launch of UK’s largest indoor arena put back by build delays and safety concerns
Humza Yousaf battles for political survival, plus where rail privatisation veered off track
A first look at the artist’s monumental tribute to the Yorkshire moors
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