Ministers faced questions over the funding gap and whether Mr Burnham was blindsided by Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement.

A portrait of the Duke of Wellington has sold for more than £9.6 million as part of an auction in London. The portrait of ...

The Competition and Markets Authority said it had concerns that ‘too many families’ were struggling with the system.

The First Minister accused the Labour leadership hopeful of trying to ‘lecture’ him and described his comments as ‘polemics’.

The family of a three-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a zoo’s crocodile enclosure have thanked the staff who rescued their son and say their “attention remains focused on his recovery”. A 30 ...

Tributes have been paid to a reclusive and eccentric brewery and pub owner who hit the headlines when his establishments ...

Gold medallist swimmer Duncan Scott has said it was a “privilege” to carry the King’s Baton in Glasgow, as it began its Scottish tour ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Scott held the baton aloft as he ...

Two police officers called to the scene of Henry Nowak’s murder are under investigation for potential gross misconduct after they failed to give him immediate first aid and instead handcuffed him as ...

Nexfibre, a joint venture including Liberty Global, Telefonica and private equity firm InfraVia, struck the deal in February.

It said trading has been ‘resilient’ over the latest quarter despite ‘challenging’ retail conditions in most markets.

The presumptive prime minister will have to identify an extra tranche of funding for defence in his first budget.