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 Justice for Harrods Survivors team said they are in possession of ‘credible evidence of abuse’ at businesses including Fulham Football Club.

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 ...

Minutes after being declared leader, Russell Findlay vowed the Scottish Conservatives will ‘change’ (Andrew Milligan/PA) “We will work hard to earn your trust by doing things differently.

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

Mr Findlay went on to become – to the surprise of many colleagues – the head of communications for the Scottish Conservatives in 2020, and later announced his intention to run for Holyrood.

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

The MoD said the site near Darlington is the only secure facility with the capability to produce gallium arsenide chips, used in electronic devices.

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 ...