UK looks to ‘refresh’ US special relationship as Trump reignites Falklands row
‘Just like in defence, the US is the UK’s most important economic partner’, John Healey insisted John Healey has suggested he wants to “refresh” the special relationship with the United…
Premium Bonds prize checker: When is September’s NS&I draw and have I won?
Every month, savers have the chance to win big prizes as the Premium Bonds winning numbers are announced. There are now 22 million people taking part in the government-backed savings…
Grandmother, 89, who spent 25 years creating stunning street garden ordered to tear it down by council
Katharine Hoskyns claims there is just one neighbour who objects to her garden A council has told an 89-year-old grandma she may have to bin the street garden she has…
Blow for consumers as UK shop prices rise at fastest rate for two years
Prices for tech products also increased over the month as chip and memory shortages linked to the AI boom impacted the sector British consumers have been hit by the fastest-growing…
John Healey tells counterparts to ‘step up’ as he arrives at first G20 summit
The new Chancellor urged a need to ‘step up international co-operation’ on the Middle East and energy prices The UK’s new Chancellor called on his international counterparts to “step up”…
Boss of City regulator accused of threatening consumer group over £9.1bn car loan scheme
The boss of the UK’s financial regulator is accused of threatening a consumer group with “adverse consequences” if it blocked a £9.1bn compensation scheme meant to settle the motor finance…
Beveridge revisited: Simon Callow film celebrates the radical co-founder of Britain’s welfare state
A new film that addresses issues fundamental to the new prime minister’s declared mission will star Simon Callow as a historical British political figure. The hero of The Man With…
Almost half of terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have been in past year
Almost half of all terrorism arrests in Great Britain since the 9/11 attacks on the twin towers in 2001 have come in the past year, official data shows. There have…
Thinktank reports epidemic of loneliness among England’s ‘disconnected’ young
The number of young people with no close friends has risen fivefold since 2014 as a result of growing up in a “bleak world” dominated by austerity, the pandemic and…
Man, 23, charged with murder after fatal Teesside house fire
A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after a house fire killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt, police said. Officers were called to reports of a blaze at…