Shadow ministers raised research from the Institute of Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism.

Israel’s foreign minister has confirmed that Israeli troops in Gaza have killed Hamas’s top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war.

The number of people dying in or after police custody in England and Wales has been described as “extremely concerning” as figures show more than half had mental health problems. The Independent ...

Her entertainment career spanned eight decades across film, TV and the stage, but she is best remembered for her turn in 1958 ...

A man and two women have been remanded in custody over the death of a 23-month-old child in Co Tyrone. Tavia Da Costa is believed to have died on Sunday just weeks before her second birthday.

Wayne Rooney admits he is “surprised” that Thomas Tuchel has been appointed as England’s new boss. The German was named as Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor on Wednesday, signing an 18-month ...

The Social Security Advisory Committee admonished the Government for not providing an impact assessment of its plan to scrap the universal payment.

It was, though, down to fine margins again as Ainslie’s crew claimed Britain’s first America’s Cup point since 1934 before then holding off a gutsy comeback by New Zealand in the second race of the ...

A Staffordshire man convicted of rioting in connection with post-Southport unrest has been jailed for six years and 17 weeks. Simon Orr, 39, of Tamworth, was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on ...

New figures for England show 346,217 new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2022 – an average of 948 every day – compared to 329,664 in 2021.

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said passengers will be able to save up to 50 off the price of Advance and off-peak fares.

The pilot involved in the Shoreham Airshow disaster where 11 men died will not get his flying licence back after losing a challenge to aviation chiefs. Andrew Hill, 60, appealed the bid to revoke his ...