Firms also reported a slowdown in price inflation for the month despite recent cost increases, such as higher wage bills.

The Chancellor said there were ‘good things’ that would not be able to happen due to the tight spending settlement.

Pensions minister Torsten Bell said payments will not be universal, while Chancellor Rachel Reeves said changes will be in place for this winter.

Former England women’s rugby league head coach Craig Richards believes the 90-4 humiliation by Australia in Las Vegas in March did “a lot of damage” to the perception of the sport in this country.

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The Queen is to star in a new crime novel alongside her favourite fictional detective. Peter James’s latest Detective Superintendent Roy Grace thriller centres on a race to stop a killer at Buckingham ...

All of the approximately 480 WH Smith stores and 5,000 staff working for the high street businesses will move under Modella Capital’s ownership ...

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A three-year-old boy who was starved by his parents and buried in a garden became “invisible and lost” from the sight of child services early in his life, a review has concluded.

SUNDERLAND have announced the exit of six youngsters after confirming their retained list ahead of the 2025/26 season. Apart from Tommy Watson's departure to join Brighton in a deal agreed earlier ...

Torsten Bell said he thinks most people agree ‘it’s not a good idea that we have a system paying a few hundreds of pounds to millionaires’.