The Treasury Committee was hearing from charities and organisations as part of an inquiry into physical cash acceptance.

Scotland’s Finance Secretary Shona Robison unveiled her tax and spending plans for 2025/26 to MSPs at Holyrood on Wednesday.

The former chair of BBC Children in Need has claimed she was “thrown under the bus” for being a “whistleblower” on grants given to a transgender youth charity.

The Queen warmly embraced France’s first lady at a literary award ceremony, as she continues her recovery from pneumonia.