Ministers have “negligently underestimated” how many pensioners will “fall through the cracks” following cuts to winter fuel payments, the Tories have claimed. Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen ...

Sir Keir Starmer is poised to withdraw the offer of a new job to his former chief of staff Sue Gray, according to media reports. Ms Gray was due to take up a role as “envoy to the nations and regions” ...

A legal challenge over decisions to approve new oil and gas fields in Scottish waters has formally begun at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, with its first submission heard on Tuesday morning.

The Queen is returning to public duties after falling ill with a chest infection but will miss a late night out at the star-studded Gladiator II premiere to aid her recovery, a royal source said.

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced an assisted dying Bill to the Commons (Stefan Rousseau/PA) There are several requirements for someone to be eligible under the proposed law. The person must be ...

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho said the cut would require a ‘shift away from meat and dairy’, as energy ministers said bills would ...

Iford Whittaker, 80, could be facing a life sentence after admitting abusing a fourth boy during his time as a priest.

Sir Keir Starmer said he had been discussing the situation with other leaders amid concerns about future US policy under Donald Trump.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to ask for a vote of confidence in his government on December 16, paving the way for a new parliamentary election as early as February, German media reported ...

The initial police investigation into the death of showjumper Katie Simpson was “flawed”, a police watchdog review has concluded. The Police Ombudsman investigation also found it had “failed” Ms ...

In a speech to world leaders at Cop29 on Tuesday, the Prime Minister announced a target to cut UK emissions by 81% by 2035, compared with the country’s 1990 levels. The target covers greenhouse gas ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he totally disagrees with suggestions by one of Tony Blair’s ex-advisers that the Government should do battle with farmers in the way Margaret Thatcher did with striking ...