Sir Keir Starmer is now almost certain to shelve plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap with no money left after Labour’s £5 billion retreat on welfare. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson...
Struggling British businesses have no confidence the Government will solving a chronic skills shortage, a survey shows.A nationwide snapshot poll is the clearest sign yet once buoyant firms have seen...
A 16-year-old boy who was found dead on railway tracks with a friend has been named and pictured. Joshua Myers and a second boy, also aged 16, were found not far from Poynton railway station near...
Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, minister says17 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCSpending decisions have been made "harder" by the government's U-turn on welfare changes,...
Prince Harry was brutally mocked in the latest teaser episode of legendary puppet show Spitting Image's new series. The Duke of Sussex's puppet appeared in a short video promoting the satirical...
The prospect could happen because the personal allowance – the level at which income becomes taxable – is stuck at £12,570 at least until 2028.But the state pension, which pays 12.9 million men...
French beauty enthusiasts must have heard about La Roche-Posay's Hyalu B5 Serum, a hydrating and anti-ageing serum that has been compared to much pricier brands and I have been using it on my post...
The SNP has found itself embroiled in a growing antisemitism controversy after several of its MSPs signed a motion suggesting that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) should be classified as a terrorist...
A Reform-run council has sparked controversy after banning transgender-related books from the children’s sections of its libraries — a move hailed by leaders as “a victory for common...
At precisely 8.11pm on Thursday, Zarah Sultana, the Corbynite MP for Coventry South, took to social media to announce the formation of a new political party alongside Jeremy Corbyn — sending...
A former butler to the Royal Family has explained the late Queen Elizabeth II wanted to preserve unity among the Firm, particularly when it came to Princess Kate and Meghan Markle. According to...
Frantic search for survivors of Texas floods that killed 32, including 14 children21 minutes agoAna FaguyBBC NewsA frantic search for survivors is under way in central Texas after flash floods killed...
Households across the UK are being urged to pour boiling water in their wheelie bins this coming week to guard against an unsettling invasion inside all of our dustbins. When the hot weather, returns...
Marine archaeologists working off the coast of Turkey have made an incredible discovery. An ancient shipwreck containing remarkably well-preserved artefacts from 2,000 years ago has been...
Just one year ago 125 Tory MPs, including myself, lost our seats. After 14 years in power – and a particularly turbulent final stretch – a Labour victory had seemed inevitable. We looked...