The Defence Secretary has conceded the Chagos Islands deal is not good enough without American backing, and placed the origin of the legal dispute in decolonisation. Both the security case and the ...

Britain already runs a long list of bodies watching misinformation, hostile influence and information threats. Andy Burnham has just announced another one, tasked with detecting, attributing and ...

Ofcom's 2026 news consumption survey asked viewers what they thought of the news they already watch. GB News viewers gave their channel 74 per cent on trust. BBC viewers gave the BBC 66 per cent. On ...

Labour faces fresh economic blow as OECD warns of sluggish economy, stubborn inflation and pressure on borrowing costs Britain’s economy is forecast to barely grow next year, dealing another economic ...

PIP now supports 4.1 million people and costs the taxpayer more than £27bn a year, with the bill forecast to pass £41bn by 2031. More than half of those claimants are over 50, and the reform options ...

The Liberal Democrats think Britons would sign up to defend the country if only they were given the option. The reaction to the "war register" suggests otherwise.

Families due to arrive at Manchester Airport this morning (Tuesday 22 September) after leaving Mauritius, with some Chagossians saying they are too frightened to speak publicly for fear of reprisals.

Government debt edges towards £3 trillion as spending outpaces revenues, piling pressure on Chancellor John Healey ahead of next month’s Budget Labour has been dealt another blow over the state of the ...

Households containing foreign nationals received a record £11.9 billion in Universal Credit last year, with £7.7 billion of the payments going to households classed as jobless, according to government ...

Eleven European Union member states, among them three of the bloc's largest economies, Germany, Italy and Poland, are calling on Brussels to stop producing new laws for twelve months and spend the ...

Every Crown Court in England and Wales is to have a courtroom dedicated to rape and serious sexual offence cases, as Conservatives warn Labour must tackle delays without “undermining” the right to ...

Britain has spent £78 million returning 1,400 Channel migrants to France under the Government's 'one in, one out' deal, at an average cost of £56,000 a head, Shabana Mahmood has told MPs. Under the ...