Council tax bills are set to rise at their fastest rate for two decades in the wake of Rachel Reeves’ spending review, according to the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Northern Ireland actor Liam Neeson has paid tribute to novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford in a message praising her brilliance and elegance read out at her memorial service. The 73-year-old reflected on ...

Inspector Moloy Campbell told a court how he was injured as he tried to detain Marcus Arduini Monzo in north-east London in April last year.

Rescue teams in South Africa have started a third day searching for missing people after floods devastated parts of the rural Eastern Cape province and left at least 57 dead. Authorities said they ...

According to police, there has been a number of reports relating to vehicle crime around Dorchester over the last week. Police have issued words of warning about keeping valuables in the car as the ...

An Olympic swimmer has spoken of her devastation after an attack on a leisure centre which she describes as a “safe place for so many”.

Amy Pugh overpowered her estranged husband Kyle Pugh and attacked him before calling 999 and claiming he had inflicted the injuries on himself.

Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, director general of India’s directorate of civil aviation, told the Associated Press the crash happened in the Meghani Nagar area at 1.38pm local time (9.08am BST). Mr Kidwai said ...

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government was ‘putting the NHS on the road to recovery’.

Laurence Fox could face trial in 2027 over allegations he shared a compromising photo of TV star Narinder Kaur on social media. The actor-turned-activist is alleged to have shared a compromising image ...

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the closure is a result of Holyrood ministers “once again overlooking Scottish industry”, as he pointed to the award of a contract to build ferries being given ...

The King has sent a message to the people of Austria expressing his sympathy following the “appallingly tragic” school shooting in Graz. Charles described how the “horrific attack” was all the more ...