Sir Stephen Houghton, chairman of the body representing metropolitan district councils, questioned benefits changes and investment strategy.

Prices were largely driven higher by a 17.4 rise in chocolate confectionery prices in the four weeks to April 20.

POLICE are investigating an incident involving the theft of a canal boat in the Bradford district. The incident happened on Granby Lane, Riddlesden, near Keighley, on Sunday afternoon.

An Energy UK spokesperson warned that at the end of March 2025, 430,000 households remained on an RTS meter and efforts to replace them stood at 1,000 installations a day.

The Dutchman has been coy about his summer plans but captain Virgil van Dijk said, after signing his new two-year contract, he understood a “big summer” was planned.

Thousands of UK travellers are trying to return home on Tuesday after being stranded overnight because of widespread power cuts in Portugal and Spain. Airports in both countries were disrupted by the ...

Temperatures could soar as high as 29C in parts of the UK this week according to the latest forecasts from the Met Office ...

It came as parent firm Associated British Foods said it saw ‘weaker sales’ across the budget fashion chain’s UK and Ireland stores.

The Vatican document regulating a conclave, known by its Latin name Universi Dominici Gregis, lays out the criteria for electors, making clear that 80 cardinals under 80 have the right to elect the ...

Former Liverpool winger John Barnes does not believe there is a pressing need for Arne Slot to bolster his Premier League title winners with new signings. A record-equalling 20th championship was ...

Former X Factor judge Dannii Minogue has said she would “not be alive” today if it were not for her resilience when dealing with “nasty” comments about her appearance. The Australian singer and TV ...

The price of food is now 2.6 higher than a year ago, up from 2.4 in March, according to the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index.