Sir Stephen Houghton, chairman of the body representing metropolitan district councils, questioned benefits changes and investment strategy.

Nicholls has been champion trainer 14 times, so watching Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton fight it out for the title for the last two seasons has not sat well with the fiercely-comp ...

Prices were largely driven higher by a 17.4 rise in chocolate confectionery prices in the four weeks to April 20.

Thousands of UK travellers are trying to return home on Tuesday after being stranded overnight because of widespread power cuts in Portugal and Spain. Airports in both countries were disrupted by the ...

Around 80 people have been evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out at an electrical substation in west London. Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters were called on Tuesday morning ...

The UK has been looking at how to deal with “different kinds of challenges and threats”, the Home Secretary said after a ...

It came as parent firm Associated British Foods said it saw ‘weaker sales’ across the budget fashion chain’s UK and Ireland stores.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s status has dominated discussions in the days after Pope Francis’s death amid questions about whether he would participate in the conclave to elect his successor. After his ...

Mark Carney’s election victory in Canada came after a surge in his Liberal Party’s fortunes following Donald Trump’s threats against ...

Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have temporarily shut more than half of tourist resorts in the scenic Himalayan region after last week’s deadly attack on tourists raised tensions between ...

The Dutchman has been coy about his summer plans but captain Virgil van Dijk said, after signing his new two-year contract, he understood a “big summer” was planned.

Former Liverpool winger John Barnes does not believe there is a pressing need for Arne Slot to bolster his Premier League title winners with new signings. A record-equalling 20th championship was ...