The VAT reduction will be paid for by scrapping the digital ID card scheme, but former minister Darren Jones said that project was unfunded.

Babcock was the top riser on the FTSE 100, with shares up 7.8, while BAE Systems lifted by 3.25 and Qinetiq moved 4 higher.

Andy Burnham has named his first cabinet as Prime Minister, including a mix of returning ministers and new faces. The former Mayor of Greater Manchester took office on Monday (July 20) following Sir ...

The ban applies to all customers that Thames Water supplies with drinking water across London, the Thames Valley and the home counties.

The father of a 16-year-old who was murdered on a North Ayrshire beach has said losing him has “devastated our family forever”. Kayden Moy was fatally stabbed on Irvine beach on May 17 last year, ...

Mr Streeting described the new Chancellor as a ‘firm friend’ of defence in the Treasury, when asked how Government plans to boost ...

Most economists think a sharp drop in petrol and diesel prices will have helped pull the CPI inflation rate down to 2.7 in June, from 2.8 in May.

A Russian warship firing its weapons off the British coast on Monday was “performative and irresponsible”, Wes Streeting has said. New Defence Secretary Mr Streeting also warned “Russia should be in ...

A family has raised £1,000 in memory of a loved one and donated the funds to an air ambulance charity. The donation was made to the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) through its Written in the ...

On Tuesday the family said on social media that Dáithí had received a successful transplant. Mr Mac Gabhann said ...

Joshua Kerry, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with murder.

A man from Northumberland has become a millionaire after winning a top prize in the National Lottery. The unnamed winner landed £1 million through the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker on May 1, 2026, ...