The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee opted to keep the rates the same at the final meeting before the autumn Budget.

Two men have been arrested in Bournemouth and a third in Belgium on suspicion of people smuggling to the UK. The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) worked with Belgian law enforcement ...

The Southport inquiry heard from the parents of murderer Axel Rudakubana (Peter Byrne/PA) During his evidence, Mr Rudakubana said he was “desperately sorry” for the families of the victims.

Justice Secretary David Lammy has said he was “not equipped with all the detail” about a mistaken prisoner release when he appeared at PMQs, and said the Government had a “mountain to climb” in ...

A gunman has been found guilty of shooting an eight-year-old girl and her father while disguised as a Deliveroo rider. Jazz Reid fired a volley of 11 shots, hitting the child twice and the 34-year-old ...

More than 6,400 potential victims were referred to the Home Office in the three months to September, up by more than a third in a year.

The Institute for Government has warned the Government’s budget falls short of matching its ambitions for schools.

Last year only 40% of the nine million people under 65 in a clinical risk group received the flu vaccine, leaving more than five million unprotected. Uptake so far this year among people who are aged ...

Former US speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced she will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives. Ms Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco for nearly 40 years, revealed her decision in a ...

There is “absolutely no direction in place” for police officers in Northern Ireland to acede to requests from politicians to remove their personal protection weapons, Jon Boutcher has said.

The airline said it will start rolling out the technology on flights from next year, as part of a ‘£7 billion transformation’.

Incidents of Bonfire Night disorder have been reported across the UK with police officers attacked with fireworks and trees torched. London Fire Brigade (LFB) took 831 calls on November 5, the highest ...