Growth in wages has fallen more slowly than expected, strengthening the chances of the Bank of England postponing interest rate cuts until later in the year. Regular pay growth for the three months to ...

Everyone in Britain should be given a digital ID incorporating their passport, driving licence, tax records, qualifications and right to work as the cornerstone of a “technology revolution”, Sir Tony ...

Downing Street staff sprayed red wine on walls and were photographed sitting on each other’s laps at the No 10 Christmas party, it has been claimed. As Scotland Yard’s inquiry into the party scandal ...

The Duchess of Cambridge has won praise for her piano accompaniment alongside the singer-songwriter Tom Walker at a carol concert at Westminster Abbey. Walker, best known for his hit single Leave a ...

Donald Trump will lay out his vision for the Republican Party this weekend in his first public appearance since leaving the White House last month. For weeks the former president has been hunkered ...

The Serious Fraud Office has dropped its investigation into British American Tobacco over allegations that it bribed government officials in Africa. After more than three years of investigation the ...

When Bradley Williams was considering career options at school, the job of groundsman was the height of his ambition. The 19-year-old, from Wigan, loved maths and science but struggled in subjects ...

Most of England will fall under the toughest Covid-19 restrictions tomorrow as ministers warn that a new strain of the virus may be driving big rises in the southeast. Matt Hancock, the health ...

Sir Steve McQueen has accused Dame Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, of “not telling the truth” by claiming nobody is stopped and searched by police because of their skin colour.

Students in Dublin will not be offered free Covid-19 tests before travelling home for Christmas despite the prevalence of the virus in the capital being three times that of Cork, where pupils can be ...

David Cameron is “categorically opposed” to government plans for a temporary cut in the foreign aid budget to help repair the nation’s finances. The former prime minister believes that the ...

The South Pacific territory of New Caledonia will hold a referendum on independence from France tomorrow, in a region increasingly dominated by the rivalry between China and the West. A “yes” vote ...