House prices are stabilising while rents are hitting new records, according to official figures. The average UK house price fell by 0.2% in the 12 months to February, slowing from a decrease of 1. ...

An ad for CrossCountry Trains has been banned for over-promising on the availability of complimentary food and drink for ...

Rishi Sunak’s aim of creating a smoke-free generation will put shopkeepers in the firing line, a Conservative MP has told the Commons. Giles Watling described the practicalities of the Tobacco ...

A Muslim pupil has lost a High Court challenge against a ban on prayer rituals at a high-achieving north London school ...

The ONS said the jobless rate jumped to 4.2% in the three months to February, up from 3.9% in the three months to January.

Liz Truss has revealed she thought “why me, why now?” when she learned the Queen had died just two days into her short-lived premiership. The former prime minister said she went into “a ...

The average quoted price of car insurance jumped by 56.4% in the year to February but there were some signs of a slowdown, according to an index. In February, drivers most commonly received a ...

European and female authors have dominated the 2024 International Booker Prize shortlist. The six books, which focus on issues such as racism and oppression, are competing for the translated ...

Jack O’Connell said his Back To Black co-star Marisa Abela worked very hard in her portrayal of Amy Winehouse because “no one wanted to do a basic imitation”. The stars of the new film from ...

The sister of a headteacher who took her own life after an Ofsted inspection said she will “need to be convinced” of the independence of a review following her death after a former chief of ...

A review into the education watchdog’s response to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry will begin this month, led by a former Ofsted chief inspector. Dame Christine Gilbert will lead the ...