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.

Labour MPs have called for a “crackdown” on “dodgy” vape, barber and souvenir shops, which a minister warned “undermine the legitimate” firms on Britain’s high streets.

The revenue body has faced criticism and questions over why MPs were not told earlier about a breach affecting around 100,000 taxpayers.

Judge Michael Bowes KC set the trial date for November 10 with a plea and trial preparation hearing for July 10.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Office for National Statistics said the value of goods exported to America tumbled by £2 billion in April – the fastest pace since ...

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 ...