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 ...

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 ...

Pharmacies will be allowed to prescribe antibiotics and antivirals for common illnesses such as ear infections under plans to free up nearly 30,000 GP appointments a day. Treatments for seven common ...

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 ...

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 ...

The idea that we could use a vaccine to defeat cancer is not, says Ugur Sahin, chief executive of BioNTech, a new one. “We have had this thought for almost 100 years.” The concept is simple, he says. ...

Supermarkets have begun stockpiling groceries in anticipation of a fresh lockdown as the highly contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly across the country. Britain’s largest food ...

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 ...

Chris Whitty is expected to recommend next week that children aged 12 and over be vaccinated after expert advisers told him it would benefit their mental health, education and social development. The ...