A senior minister has declined to rule out extending the freeze on income tax thresholds as speculation about possible tax increases in the Budget continued to mount.

The NHS will not be fixed in a single Budget, the Health Secretary warned as he suggested hospitals will have to “play ball” on reform to benefit from extra funding. Wes Streeting confirmed on Sunday ...

Police said a second person has been taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries following the incident in Cleat Hill, Bedford.

Storm Ashley has caused travel disruption as high winds and rain batter the UK. Heavy rain and 80mph winds are predicted in places, with the first named storm of the season “likely” to bring a threat ...

The Foreign Secretary will attend the inauguration of Indonesia’s new president and visit the DMZ between North and South ...

The King, who attended commemorations marking the 150th anniversary of the Legislative Council in 1974, said in a speech to guests: “Democratic systems must evolve, of course, to remain fit for ...

Sir Chris Hoy, one of Britain’s greatest cyclists and Olympians, has revealed his cancer is terminal. He was given a diagnosis last year that he has two to four years left to live. Sir Chris, 48, told ...

The presidential election and referendum are taking place amid ongoing allegations that Russia has tried to undermine the electoral process.

The Prime Minister called his Israeli counterpart after a drone was launched against the latter’s home in an apparent ...

A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel has hit a herd of wild elephants in north-east Sri Lanka, killing two and ...

The former defence minister was cheered through the streets of Jakarta on Sunday by thousands of waving supporters after taking his oath on ...