The flooding and landslides killed at least 1,303 people, with 712 people confirmed dead in Indonesia, 410 in Sri Lanka and ...

The OECD said growth will slow to 1.2 next year, before edging up to 1.3 in 2027, with ‘substantial’ downside risks from fiscal tightening.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can end the nearly four-year war in ...

David Lammy, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, will lay out reforms to overhaul the system on Tuesday, amid reports jury trials could be limited to the most serious offences such ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy stressed that juries remain “fundamental” as he is expected to set out plans to curb their use in a bid to tackle the backlog in the courts. Mr Lammy, who is also Deputy ...

Social media is “chipping away at attention spans” and promoting disrespectful behaviour, Ofsted’s chief inspector warned as he said schools should be a “sanctuary” for children away from their mobile ...

Coronation Street and Emmerdale have revealed a first look at the ITV soaps' special crossover episode coming in 2026.

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Thousands of people have signed petitions calling for a higher HMRC personal allowance for pensioners following an update from the Chancellor ...

Nine million pensioners are being urged to check their bank accounts for the payment reference ‘DWP WFP’, alongside their ...

The UK Government was “digging its own black hole” before the Budget, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said. Pressure continues on Chancellor Rachel Reeves over whether the Treasury misleadingly ...

The agency has set out efforts to monitor and secure the 150-metre long rubbish dump, saying safety of local residents is ‘our top priority’.