Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she will not “preside over a status quo that punishes children for the circumstances of their birth” as she confirmed the scrapping of the controversial two-child ...

The Reform UK leader has faced backlash after allegations emerged that he engaged in alleged incidents of deeply offensive behaviour as a teenager.

Paul Doyle carried out an act of “calculated violence” when he drove into more than 100 Liverpool fans at the Premier League victory parade, prosecutors said. The 54-year-old sobbed in court when he ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her second Budget, laying out a series of tax rises as she aims to fill a black hole in the public finances.

Two suspected loan sharks in Golders Green have been arrested on suspicion of lending illegal money after a raid.

The Government will introduce a new business rates ‘surtax’ on larger commercial properties worth £500,000 or more.

The UK Government will allow extraction of oil and gas near existing fields as it looks to expand North Sea production without issuing new licences. Labour was adamant in the 2024 election campaign ...

The London Fire Brigade is urging people to avoid Holborn this afternoon following a major blaze in an underground utilities tunnel.

The annual adult cash Isa subscription limit will be slashed to £12,000 from April 2027, in what one building society described as a “sucker punch” to savers. In the Budget, the Government unveiled ...

Experts said the market was placated by forecasts for a larger fiscal buffer and a credible path to lower government borrowing.

The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) analysis of the budget, which was published in error early, could constitute a 'criminal act.' Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has since called for an ...

It means the current income tax bands will stay as they are until at least April 2031, for taxpayers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.