The Work and Pensions Secretary, who will set out sweeping reforms to sickness and disability benefits in the spring, said more people needed to be moved off welfare and into jobs. Ms Kendall blamed ...

The Bishop of Liverpool has resigned after allegations of sexual assault and harassment were made against him. The Right Reverend Dr John Perumbalath said he had decided to retire without any ...

Daniel Erver, who was appointed as the Hennes & Mauritz boss last January, said he is confident the group is ‘on the right track’.

Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, whom masked militants shuttled through a rowdy crowd ...

Douae, 14, and Houda, 15, were last seen leaving a central London hostel they were staying in at around 8.30pm on Tuesday, detectives said.

A Labour MP has called for Heathrow airport to be renamed after Queen Elizabeth II to mark a century since her birth. Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme) said his proposal would be an suitable way of ...

At least 28 bodies were pulled from the Potomac River in Washington DC after an American Airlines passenger jet collided with ...

Conservative whip Joy Morrissey urged the Government to ‘be bold’ and reinstate universal winter fuel payments.

A world-first genetic warning system for future pandemics and emerging diseases has been launched in the UK. The surveillance programme, run by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), will see experts ...

Downing Street has condemned a Russian arrest warrant issued for a UK journalist, calling it an example of “desperate rhetoric” from Vladimir Putin’s administration. A court in Russia’s Kursk border ...

The Government is expected to seek to bring the measures into force as soon as possible once the legislation is approved by MPs and Lords.

The supermarket, which saw sales fall in the run up to Christmas, has slashed the prices of more than 4,000 products in store and online.