Reports that the Chancellor has scrapped her plans to raise income tax at the Budget has sparked a sell-off in UK Government bonds.

The flautist has returned to his home city where he will be presented with an honorary doctorate by Ulster University on Saturday.

The Health Secretary said doctors were being ‘irresponsible’ in striking for five days in their dispute over pay and conditions.

Storm Claudia could bring up to a month’s worth of rain in a day as heavy downpours batter parts of England and Wales. Amber warnings for “persistent and heavy” rain come into force from noon on ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting was targeted by briefings suggesting he was plotting a coup against Sir Keir Starmer.