The Chancellor is expected to announce new minimum wage rates in the Budget. Find out how much younger workers and those aged 21 and over could earn.

John Healey is said to believe the allowance cut was the wrong tool to persuade Britons to invest more in stocks and shares.

A Strictly star is set to swap the ballroom for its American counterpart this Halloween. Head judge Shirley Ballas will appear on Dancing With The Stars for the special edition. However, she has ...

Gas standing charges costing typical households around £108 a year are set to be scrapped from 2027, with the Treasury estimating 60 could save £45 annually.

Craig Foreman and his wife Lindsay were sentenced to 10 years’ prison in February after being convicted of espionage, charges they both deny.

Cyclone Arnab has dumped heavy rain across India’s eastern state of Andhra Pradesh and caused extensive damage in some parts, after tens of thousands of people were evacuated from vulnerable coastal ...

A suspicious package delivered to a hotel in Northern Ireland contained a viable explosive device, police have said. The hotel at Ebrington Square in Londonderry was evacuated in the security alert on ...

John Healey has said he will use his first Budget to give households and businesses “breathing space today” from everyday costs ...

Clara became the sixth contestant eliminated from the Great British Bake Off 2026 during pastry week, while Tom was named star baker for the third time.

The exit polls suggested that Mr Netanyahu’s bloc and Mr Eisenkot’s each won about 51 seats, and Arab parties won about 18. That sets the stage for weeks of political negotiating before a prime ...

The King will sit down for talks with the prime minister and governor general of the Bahamas during a busy second day of his royal tour. Charles will hold an audience with the Caribbean nation’s ...

A woman needed surgery after a hot water bottle spilled on her. Megan Shannon said she suffered first- and second-degree burns when the long bottle she bought from Home Bargains leaked in June 2025.