The Office for Budget Responsibility said the state finances were facing ‘mounting risks’ in the face of growing debts.

It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.

Many subpostmasters have criticised the way in which the detailed individual claims are held as those who choose that method are no longer entitled to the fixed £600,000 sum and potentially face ...

Heidi Alexander said the Government would publish estimates in March for how long the schemes will take to deliver.

Lord Tebbit won sympathy across the political spectrum after surviving the Brighton bomb that killed five people and left his wife in a wheelchair.

Tory former Cabinet minister Lord Norman Tebbit has died aged 94, his son said. The Conservative grandee was one of Margaret Thatcher’s closest political allies and played a key role in Tory politics ...

As Conservative Party chairman, Norman Tebbit masterminded Margaret Thatcher’s third general election victory despite tensions with the PM.

Musician and producer Jordan Rakei recorded more than 50 sounds such as travellers’ footsteps, passports being stamped and aircraft engines.

The monarch, who is to host French President Emmanuel Macron on a three-day state visit, will say ‘As friends and as allies, we face ...

A HAWICK woman involved in a disturbance with police officers at a local store has been fined a total of £400 at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.

Yorkshire Water has announced hosepipe restrictions will be brought in from Friday in an effort to protect water supplies ahead of a predicted warm summer.

Researchers found extroverts preferred high-intensity workouts, while those with strong neuroticism traits preferred independence.