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 ...

It is almost as though Ravi Shastri is willing the weather gods to do their worst, to bring monsoons and therefore moisture and greenness to the Test pitches for the five-match Test series against ...

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 ...

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 ...

The co-founders of Revolut, one of the darlings of the UK technology scene, have strongly criticised Britain as a place to run a business, complaining of high taxes, red tape and a skills shortage, ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Biden urged Americans to “come together . . . to stand against” gun violence yesterday, after a man shot dead six people before killing himself at a Walmart supermarket in Virginia. Police ...

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 ...

Paratroopers who filmed themselves having an orgy show that the British Army is still stuck in the 1990s when it comes to its behaviour towards women, Ben Wallace has said. The defence secretary said ...

Challenge yourself with today’s puzzles. ★★★★☆ Talk about upstaging the host. After Johnny Depp made a shock appearance at the Sheffield date of Jeff Beck’s UK tour on Sunday, the audience at Royal ...