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Kwik Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer dies aged 84

Kwik Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer dies aged 841 hour agoCraig WilliamsBBC Scotland NewsSNSThe founder of the Kwik Fit garage chain, Sir Tom Farmer, has died at the age of 84.The Edinburgh-born...

Kwik-Fit founder dies aged 84 leaving behind £126m fortune

Kwik Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer has died at the age of 84, his family has announced. Sir Tom, who was a Scottish entrepreneur and also a former director of MyTravel Group and Scottish Power, died at...

Labour to unveil big immigration plans next week - but will they win back votes?

Labour to unveil big immigration plans next week - but will they win back votes?58 minutes agoLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBC"A failed free market experiment"...

Palace makes major announcement as King Charles unveils' final stage of transition'

King Charles has approved the new Great Seal of the Realm marking the end of the "final stage" of his transition as a monarch, Buckigham Palace has announced. The Great Seal of the Realm is a symbol...

Personal tax allowance increase to £20,000 update 'in days' in Commons showdown

A plea to the Chancellor Rachel Reevestax thresholds for workers and state pensioners has gathered a huge 249,055 signatories meaning a parliamentary showdown on the issue will take place on...

Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John among artists urging PM to rethink AI copyright plans

Ian McKellan, Sir Elton John, Dame Shirley Bassey, and Hugh Grant are some of the more than 400 industry leaders who are urging the Prime Minister to support UK creativity and economic growth by...

Kwik Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer dies aged 84

Kwik Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer dies aged 84Just nowCraig WilliamsBBC Scotland NewsSNSThe founder of the Kwik Fit garage chain, Sir Tom Farmer, has died at the age of 84.The Edinburgh-born...

Princess Kate shows true colours during crucial 'moment' at latest outing

During the event, the King gave a historic speech during which he called for a global commitment to restoring peace as he paid tribute to the service and sacrifice of the wartime generation.Echoing...

Bono’s A-List godchildren and the one he deeply regrets saying no to

Bono, who turns 65 on Saturday, 10 May, is best known as the frontman of U2 and a global humanitarian icon, but he has also quietly held another title in the lives of two famous children –...

India vs Pakistan LIVE: Islamabad vows 'revenge' as official warns 'patience has run out'

Pakistan’s foreign minister said Saturday his country would consider de-escalation if India stopped further attacks. This came after India said it was committed to non-escalation if Pakistan...

UK ‘could add an Edinburgh every year’ with net migration tipped to exceed forecasts

The UK risks absorbing the equivalent of a city the size of Edinburgh every year unless sweeping immigration reforms are introduced, Home Office officials have warned. They say the expected fall in...

Putin plotting devastating strike on Kyiv 'at any time' as Starmer arrives in Ukraine

“The Embassy, as always, recommends U.S. citizens be prepared to immediately shelter in the event an air alert is announced.”A similar warning was issued on November 20 last year, one day before...

I'm on Ukraine's frontline - there's one thing Donald Trump, Starmer and Vance don't get

Express journalist Zak Garner-Purkis pictured in central Kyiv on the day that the Ukrainian governme (Image: Rowan Griffiths / Daily Express)Before Vladimir Putin told the world of his intention for...

Tips from first-time buyers: 'We bought a £320,000 home aged 26'

Tips from first-time buyers: 'We bought a £320,000 home aged 26'3 hours agoLucy AchesonBusiness reporterCameron SmithThe Bank of England has cut interest rates for the second time this year -...

What's likely to be in Labour's immigration crackdown?

What's likely to be in Labour's immigration crackdown?2 hours agoBrian WheelerPolitical reporterGetty ImagesHome Secretary Yvette Cooper is preparing to unveil fresh plans to reduce UK net migration,...

Tips from first-time buyers: 'We bought a £320,000 home aged 26'

Tips from first-time buyers: 'We bought a £320,000 home aged 26'1 hour agoLucy AchesonBusiness reporterCameron SmithThe Bank of England has cut interest rates for the second time this year - welcome...

Elton John and Dua Lipa seek protection from AI

Elton John and Dua Lipa seek protection from AI1 hour agoLiv McMahon & Chris VallanceTechnology reportersBBCDua Lipa, Sir Elton John, Sir Ian McKellen and Florence Welch are among a list of...

Turkey moves to silence jailed Erdogan rival by blocking account on X

Turkey moves to silence jailed Erdogan rival by blocking account on X1 day agoOrla GuerinSenior international correspondentReporting fromIstanbulReutersAccess to the social media account of...

Southport attack officers nominated for awards

Southport attack officers nominated for awards1 hour agoJenny ColemanBBC News, MerseysidePA MediaThree police officers who were first on the scene to respond to the "unimaginable horror" of the...

Sycamore Gap tree vandals found guilty in Northumberland

Two former friends who mounted a “moronic mission” to cut down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree in an act of “deliberate and mindless criminal damage”, face jail. Mindless Daniel Graham and...