More than 115,000 asylum seekers will be left in permanent limbo in the UK by the end of this year, costing taxpayers £17 million a day, according to detailed forecasts set out in a report. An ...

Jeremy Hunt put tax cuts for workers and parents at the heart of his pre-­election budget as he ­declared that Britain’s economy was “turning the corner” and laid out his goal to abolish national ...

The owners of “Britain’s wonkiest pub” have been ordered to rebuild the building brick by brick after it was destroyed in a fire and unlawfully demolished. The Crooked House in Himley, near Dudley in ...

Older homeowners who downsize should be exempt from paying stamp duty while those who own a second home should be financially penalised in an overhaul to tackle Britain’s housing crisis, a study has ...

History was made at Crufts yesterday when a lagotto Romagnolo won best in show for the first time since it started in 1891. Orca, who is four, is from Croatia and her owners, Sabina Zdunic Sinkovic ...

More than a third of children will miss out on a place at their first-choice secondary school in parts of England, including London, this year as some councils face record applications, analysis by ...

Newcastle United fans have been angered by an alcohol ban placed on trains taking them home after the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, given that Manchester United fans are not subject to such measures.

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 ...

A former Labour MP submitted fraudulent expense claims totalling £30,000 to part-fund an “extensive” cocaine habit, a court was told. Jared O’Mara, 41, who represented Sheffield Hallam between 2017 ...

Tam Courts, the former Dundee United manager, has parted company with the Hungarian side Honved after only 12 games in charge. Courts left Tannadice in the summer despite securing a top-four finish ...

On Sunday Liz Truss invited Jeremy Hunt, her new chancellor, to Chequers. They had a meeting to work through their economic plans before enjoying lunch together with their families. The product of ...

The electricity supply to all 40,000 residents of the Danish island of Bornholm was cut off this morning by damage to the power cables connecting it to Sweden, amid widespread concern that Russia ...