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POLL: Should UK stop housing migrants in hotels as cost set to hit £15.3bn?

Official data shows that the cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels and other accommodation between 2019 and 2029 is expected to reach £15.3 billion. The figure equates to £4 million a day or...

Humiliation for Rachel Reeves as she’s told she’s blown a £57bn hole in the UK economy

Rachel Reeves' impact on the UK economy threatens to blow a £57billion hole in Britain's public finances, a thinktank has warned. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said...

Henry Zeffman: Trump deal is a significant achievement for Starmer

Trump deal is a significant achievement for Starmer35 minutes agoHenry ZeffmanChief political correspondentEPAThe UK has been desperate for a deal of this sort with the US since President Donald...

Migrants 'will have to speak fluent English' to stay in UK as tougher tests planned

Migrants coming to live and work in Britain will be expected to speak a higher standard of English otherwise they may face a decade long wait to remain in the UK. The bold crackdown is part of Sir...

Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland spying report

Denmark summons US ambassador over Greenland spying report11 hours agoMax MatzaBBC NewsGetty ImagesDenmark's foreign minister says he will summon the US ambassador to address a report that...

Donald Trump to announce 'major' US-UK trade deal today in huge Brexit boost

After years of negotiations following Britain's exit from the European Union, the long-awaited trade deal between the United Kingdom and the United States may be imminent. Three insiders close to...

More offenders could be tagged, as minister insists he's 'not soft on crime'

More offenders could be tagged, as minister insists he's 'not soft on crime'16 minutes agoSima KotechaSenior UK correspondent•@sima_kotechaBBCPrisons minister James Timpson has told the BBC more...

The deck may be stacked in India's favour, but Pakistan's wildcard may still mean war

Tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir have been a running sore since the end of their border war in 1947, sparking several limited conflicts. But much has changed since their last...

Rachel Reeves dealt huge blow with new forecast - but it's bad news for everyone

More tax hikes are looming because Rachel Reeves is on track to miss her key fiscal rules, a think tank has warned.Economic growth is also on track to be weaker than previously expected this year,...

Keir Starmer to warn of parallels with the Second World War in major defence speech

Sir Keir Starmer will warn of modern parallels with the Second World War, as he urges the UK to seize the "dividend" from his plans to raise defence spending.The Prime Minister is also expected to...

Soviet-era spacecraft likely to crash back to Earth

Soviet-era spacecraft likely to crash back to Earth33 minutes agoMaddie MolloyClimate & Science reporterGetty ImagesPart of a Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to crash back to Earth this week...

Interest rates expected to be cut by Bank of England

Interest rates expected to be cut by Bank of England34 minutes agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesInterest rates are widely expected to be cut on Thursday, with further falls...

From homelessness to Hollywood - where 90's lads' mag babes are today

LONDON:Kelly Brook posed in London in 2000 (Photo by Mike Prior/Getty Images) (Image: Redferns)In the present day, people often find entertainment in interacting with attractive Instagram models...

How Pakistan and India's armed forces stack up - one just quarter of the size

Pakistan's 660,000-strong military is about a quarter of the size of India’s, and its defence spending last year was just one-tenth that of its eastern neighbour, according to the International...

BBC licence fee 'doomed' as former star delivers damming verdict

A former BBC presenter has delivered a damning verdict on the future of the TV licence fee. Ex-presenter Roger Bolton homed in on the license fee, the mandatory tax for those with television sets in...