Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told City bosses that Britain cannot meet its growth ambitions without a “fighting fit and thriving” finance sector, as she urged regulators to resist “excessive caution”.. Read More...
The two men who cut down the famous tree at Sycamore Gap out of “sheer bravado” have each been jailed for four years and three months.. Read More...
Thousands of people are being relocated to the UK as part of a secret £850 million scheme set up after a personal data leak of Afghans who supported British forces, it can now be reported.. Read More...
Troubled Thames Water has revealed it slumped to a £1.65 billion annual loss and saw its mammoth debt mountain balloon higher.. Read More...
First-time buyers are set to see an “instant impact” from the drive to kickstart economic growth, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to say.. Read More...
Grants for new electric cars are being reintroduced after being scrapped in June 2022, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.. Read More...
Recent overspend by councils in England on their adult social care budgets was the highest in a decade, according to a major survey.. Read More...
A national two-minute silence will be held to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.. Read More...
MasterChef presenter John Torode has confirmed he is the subject of an allegation of using racist language that was upheld as part of a review into the behaviour of co-presenter Gregg Wallace.. Read More...
French authorities have stopped more than half of small boat crossings in the Channel this year, the Home Secretary has said.. Read More...