The Government is forecast to have spent £313.0 billion on welfare in 2024/25, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). This is the equivalent of 10.9% of UK GDP (gross domestic ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s climbdown on the welfare Bill is the latest in a series of U-turns. Here, the PA news agency looks at three major policy changes this month. The Universal Credit and Personal ...

The grandfather of the incoming head of MI6 was a Nazi spy chief, reports have said. Blaise Metreweli was announced as the new chief of MI6 earlier this month – becoming the 18th person to take on the ...

Emma Raducanu will take on young British wild card Mimi Xu in the opening round of Wimbledon. Xu, 17, is one of three home teenage debutantes in the women’s draw, and she will get a first shot at ...

More than just good sound, The Human League brought an excellent production value to Southampton Summer Sessions, with mesmerising visuals on a big screen, light-up steps that allowed Oakey to tower ...

Last-minute concessions to the Government’s controversial welfare reforms have been welcomed by some campaigners but described as not good enough by others. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at ...

The US targeted Iran’s three most important sites with a wave of cruise missiles and bunker-buster bombs dropped by B-2 bombers on Sunday.

IN ANOTHER life, Jess Carter could have spent this summer representing England on the rugby field instead of the football pitch.

Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has finally left Leicester City, 68 days after the club’s relegation from the Premier League was confirmed for ...

Van Nistelrooy was appointed by the Foxes in November but was unable to steer the club away from relegation danger.

Snooker ace Ronnie O’Sullivan and actress Laila Rouass have revealed that they are now husband and wife. The couple posted a picture of themselves on Instagram standing on the steps of St George’s ...

A council is appealing for help after construction waste was fly-tipped. Eastleigh Borough Council is investigating an incident where waste was illegally dumped between midday and 12.30pm on Friday, ...