Award-winning actor Brian Cox has pledged his support to a national anti-poverty campaign, calling on the UK and Scottish governments to deliver on “their promises to reduce poverty”.

Avon and Somerset Police has revealed that the number of hate crime incidents in North Somerset went up 38 per cent between 2023 and 2024.

The Canadian prime minister said many of his country’s former strengths, based on close ties to the US, have now become vulnerabilities.

Josh MacAlister said the detention of an Iranian national shows the Government’s one-in, one-out migrant returns deal with France is working.