London’s historic Smithfield meat market is set to close for good after more than 800 years of trading. The City of London Corporation said its council voted to stop operating Smithfield and ...

Deputy PM Angela Rayner, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper were among 30 UK citizens put on a ‘stop list’ published ...

Former England manager Gareth Southgate has suggested his next job could be away from football. Southgate ended an eight-year stint as the national team boss in the wake of the Euro 2024 final defeat ...

The leader of the Welsh Government announced new financial support for those whose homes were flooded over the weekend.

A lawyer acting for a women’s rights campaign group has called on the UK Supreme Court to find sex is an “immutable biological state”. Aidan O’Neill KC put forward the argument as he represented For ...

Up to 50mm could fall in parts of southern England after a new weather warning for rain was issued by the Met Office.

Sir Keir Starmer met privately with the leader of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) amid an ongoing row over inheritance tax changes which will impact farmers. Downing Street described the Monday ...

John Letby was also said to have ‘exerted pressure’ via phone calls to members of staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital, a public ...

A lack of clarity on local government spending due to a backlog in audits led to an unprecedented decision by the National Audit Office.

“The Infected Blood Inquiry further highlighted the devastating impacts a lack of senior leadership accountability can have and emphasised the need for candour to apply across the NHS, regardless of ...

NS&I is making another cut to the Premium Bond prize fund rate, reducing it to 4%. The Premium Bond rate is currently 4.4%. Last month, NS&I said it would cut the rate to 4.15% in the December draw.

Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai and a friend raped two women at a house party after a gig, a court has been told. The rapper, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, 29, and his co-accused Alex ...