Tensions in the Cabinet over the policy surfaced when Angela Rayner earlier this year publicly attacked the prospect of backdating the plans.

The Prime Minister’s plane took off from Stansted carrying No 10 officials and flew to Manchester to collect Andy Burnham.

Adventurer Karl Bushby arrived back in his home town after his 28-year walk from South America, with his mother asking: “Where have you been?” Mr Bushby, now 57, was mobbed by well-wishers as he ...

Five years after forming in Salisbury, Carsick are preparing for their biggest-ever show with a hometown headline gig this December.

The Fife nurse had brought the legal case against the Royal College of Nursing over what she claimed was discrimination over her sex-realist beliefs.

Alex Mitchell and Archie McParland have been ruled out of Sunday’s autumn opener against Australia in an escalation of the disruption faced by England at half-back. With first-choice fly-half Fin ...

Amesbury Community Bingo Group raised £1,000 for flood relief in Nepal through a charity curry night led by councillor Monica Devendran.

Stormont First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said she will “not be deterred” from doing her job by a DUP move to block her from taking part in public engagements. Addressing the Stormont Assembly, the ...

The European gold medal winning runner and twice Olympian died at the age of 34 following a battle with cancer.

A motorist who mowed down a cyclist and dragged him under his car for more than a mile has been jailed for at least 25 years for his murder. Headteacher Michael Mullins, 56, was travelling home from ...

Budget criticism mounts over Labour’s plans, rising debt, benefit reform, bank taxes and a possible spring election amid concerns over UK growth and investment.

Oil prices have eased back sharply on hopes of progress in US-Iran peace talks and after President Donald Trump signalled he could push for a more diplomatic solution to the conflict. The cost of ...