The Office for National Statistics said the borrowing of £1.1 billion is the lowest July figure for three years.

More than 200 Ofcom complaints have been lodged against the hit ITV soap opera Emmerdale because of  "uncomfortable" scenes aired before the watershed. The television regulator revealed that around ...

The official said 60,000 reservists will be called up in the coming month, nearly doubling the number of active reservists to ...

With children growing up in a digital world, parents might find themselves debating when is the best time for their kids to have a phone.

VILLAGERS were left without power after a fire tore through homes and destroyed two roofs. Crews from Colchester, Weeley, Clacton and Dovercourt were called to The Street in Bradfield Heath at 8.23am ...

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Conservative and Reform UK-led authorities have said they were looking at their options to take similar action to Epping Forest District Council.

Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for inciting racial hatred in the aftermath of the Southport terror attack, is reportedly set to be released from prison. Connolly, the wife of Conservative councillor ...

Thousands of young people across Northern Ireland are set to receive their GCSE results today. Scores of students will also receive vocational qualification results. Last year around a third of the 32 ...

The BBC is “not institutionally antisemitic”, the Observer’s editor-in-chief said following a row over the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. James Harding said the perception of a ...

MSP Colin Smyth has been arrested and charged in connection with possession of indecent images, prompting his suspension from Scottish Labour. The South Scotland MSP was arrested on Tuesday and is due ...

The former Scottish first minister said Tories such as Robert Jenrick were ‘revising the old colonial lie’ that ‘people from the east’ ...