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 ...

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 ...

Striking doctors cannot be allowed to “switch the NHS off”, Victoria Atkins, the health secretary, has insisted as they refused to return to work in hos­pitals struggling at full capacity. NHS leaders ...

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 ...

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 ...

Addressing the House of Commons on Wednesday, Rishi Sunak spoke of difficult choices, hard decisions, temporary pain and ultimate rewards. Which was pretty much his only option. After all, it’s hard ...

The England prop Joe Marler has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss this weekend’s Autumn Nations Series clash against Australia. Marler, 31, began isolating for ten days yesterday evening ...