We want to get the welfare bill down as quickly as possible, and we’re working flat out to that end,’ Andy Burnham said.

An estimated 241-300 people are projected to still be above the 124kg weight limit when the policy comes into effect next month.

The Debt Relief Scheme will provide targeted support to households to clear debt and arrears built up during the energy crisis between 2022 and 2024.

The finance minister has asked officials to explore how the money could be delivered in the ongoing absence of a Stormont budget.

Kemp marked the 20th anniversary of the capital’s annual fundraising event for the armed forces community aboard a Thames Clippers service.

Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has fled his country to Argentina and then Ecuador alongside his wife and two daughters, Argentina’s migration authority said on Wednesday.

Chancellor of the exchequer John Healey MP confirmed in his budget statement that Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire will get their own mayor ...

The Romanov Sapphire has a documented history that places it among the most important surviving gemstones associated with the Russian imperial court.

A top executive of Lloyds Banking Group has criticised a hike to bank taxes as “unhelpful” to achieving UK economic growth, as he urged the Government to ensure it remains temporary. Chief financial ...

Dan Bentley hopes his previous Premier League experience can pay dividends in helping Coventry City stay in the top-flight.