Ministers are also looking to slash the number of official bodies that get a say in planning decisions in a drive to cut red tape.

A Labour MP has warned ministers against “draconian cuts” ahead of expected changes to the welfare system. Rachael Maskell suggested she had detected “deep, deep concern” from colleagues in the ...

A 29-year-old man has been charged after climbing onto the clock tower of Big Ben, Metropolitan Police said. Daniel Day, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with ...

Donald Trump has reportedly suggested that the pause on sharing military intelligence with Ukraine could be lifted, ahead of talks between the two countries in the coming days.

Urban foxes are sourcing more than a third of their diet from humans – raising concerns they could face health risks from ...

Shops, restaurants and pubs across England are facing an extra £1 billion in taxes when a discount is cut next month, adding to a “tsunami” of rising costs hurtling toward the sector, according to new ...

Scattered showers are expected in northern and eastern parts, with temperatures in the North reaching between 6C and 8C.

A former Conservative minister has been confirmed as the first head of a new Government body designed to being new technologies to market faster. Lord David Willetts has been confirmed as the first ...

Jack Ward started the challenge on February 26 at John O’Groats, Scotland, and aims to finish on March 29 at Land’s End, Cornwall.

Mark Heap, known for playing Jim Bell on sitcom Friday Night Dinner, Submarine actor Craig Roberts and Doctor Who’s Mandip Gill also star.

Conservative MP Sir Ashley Fox said there should be ‘a range of discounts available’, as opposed to an automatic one-third reduction for ...

The National Pharmacy Association said pharmacies frequently have to turn away distressed, frustrated and sometimes angry patients.