The banking group has cut around 1,000 full-time staff in the quarter, but gained 2,200 employees from its acquisition of Evelyn Partners.

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a report of the alleged “assault” of a cleric in Armagh. It comes following an incident involving former teacher Enoch Burke at St Patrick’s Church of ...

James McAvoy has paid tribute after the death of his X-Men co-star Sir Patrick Stewart, saying he was “always lovely to me”. Sir Patrick, famed for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in The Star Trek ...

The Scottish Information Commissioner “erred in law” when he ordered ministers to disclose exempted material relating to the so-called Salmond files, a court has ruled.

Sinn Fein MP John Finucane said it was a ‘disgrace’ that leaders were not attending the National Economic Council in Glasgow.

The UK’s competition watchdog is investigating Facebook owner Meta over whether it is imposing “exploitative terms” on publishers and advertisers which breach competition rules.

Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died aged 86 following a “brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia”, it has been announced on his social media. The actor shot ...

Sir Patrick’s career included movies, TV and the theatre including 16 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company and acting on stage well into his 60s.