Independent analysis by think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research looked at Treasury figures between 2009/10 and 2022/23.

Labour backbenchers have called for a Government U-turn on planned disability benefit cuts, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves restored winter fuel payments to a majority of pensioners. Ms Reeves’ £1.25 ...

A defence lawyer implored Judge Curtis Farber to declare a mistrial, calling it a ‘tainted jury’ and a ‘runaway jury’.

The Day Of The Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has died at the age of 86, after a brief illness, his literary agents said. The best-selling author was surrounded by his family as he died at home on ...

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council ended a “challenging year” with a £96.4 million deficit. The council’s accounts for 2024/25 also show a £6.2m overspend across its £433.4m budget. A year ago, the council ...

An 11-year-old girl has also been left fighting for her life in hospital after the fire broke out in Heckmondwike on Sunday.

Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has said he sees no discrepancy between the UK’s current defence spending goals and his own push for members to reach 5% of GDP. The Nato chief would not reveal the ...

North East London NHS Foundation Trust was found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of Alice Figueiredo.

Peter Brooks, 61, stabbed Graeme Perks and doused the ground floor of his home in petrol in the early hours of January 14 2021.

A 14-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Manchester has been named by police as Ibrahima Seck, with his family paying tribute to him as “funny, caring and hardworking”. Ibrahima was found with ...

The former Tory leader described the Government’s response to plans for a new Chinese embassy in London as ‘Project Kowtow’.

The spending review is “settled”, Downing Street has said, after the Home Office was the last department locked in budget negotiations.