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 ...

Rhianan Rudd died in a children’s home in May 2022, five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped.

The mother of an autistic teenager who was groomed and “brainwashed” by right-wing extremists says she was not treated as a vulnerable child before she took her own life.

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

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

The best-selling author was known for a number of crime thrillers, including The Day of the Jackal, which was recently adapted into a Sky TV series.

Providing an update, a National Highways spokesman said on Monday afternoon: The A34 southbound remains closed within M4 at Chieveley following an earlier lorry fire. “The closure is expected to be in ...

Beloved Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has landed a new job just days after exiting the ITV soap opera. The actress, who played the role of Eileen Grimshaw, ended her 25-year stint on the show ...

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

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 ...

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 ...