In the Blair and Brown years, the irrepressible Derek Draper was one of Westminster’s best known and most colourful characters. Affectionately known as...
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Police are “increasingly concerned” for the safety of a 39-year-old woman who has been missing for two weeks. Lucy Charles has been missing from...
Here’s a sentence which might sound a little odd: higher interest rates have been good news for the UK economy. For the first time in many decades, the...
The chief executive of McDonald’s has revealed the company has suffered a “meaningful business impact” following controversy surrounding the...
A 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of 16-year-old Harry Pitman on New Year’s Eve. Harry had...
Tube strikes will affect commuters over several days from 7 January as London Underground workers walk out over pay. A strike by Rail, Maritime and Transport...
Bill Clinton “threatened” a prominent magazine and told staff not to publish articles about Jeffrey Epstein, newly unsealed court documents suggest...
Here’s a sentence which might sound a little odd: higher interest rates have been good news for the UK economy. For the first time in many decades, the...
Swathes of the Midlands and the South of England have been hit by widespread flooding after heavy rain fell on saturated ground and caused rivers to swell. A...
Glynis Johns, the actress who played Mrs Banks in 1964 film Mary Poppins, has died. The British actress, born in South Africa, was 100 years old. She died on...
The NHS “doesn’t just belong” to striking junior doctors and can’t be “switched on and off on whim”, the health secretary...
Here’s a sentence which might sound a little odd: higher interest rates have been good news for the UK economy. For the first time in many decades, the...
The Spice Girls are being honoured with a set of stamps to mark 30 years since the band began. The 15-set collection from the Royal Mail is the first time...
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to commit to unfreezing tax thresholds if Labour wins the next general election, saying he won’t make promises he...
A 49-year-old man has been arrested after reports shots were fired at three locations in Liverpool on Wednesday night, Merseyside Police have said. It comes...
Several NHS trusts across England have declared critical incidents on the first day of the junior doctors’ strike, while some are calling for staff to...