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The government’s new value for money tsar will be paid a day rate of £950. David Goldstone will take up the position of chair...

First things first: don’t panic. What you need to know is this. The budget has not gone down well in financial markets. Indeed, it’s...

Sara Sharif’s stepmother sent her sister some pictures of the 10-year-old looking bruised and miserable – and told her to “delete” them, a court...

A prison workshop instructor has pleaded guilty to engaging in an “inappropriate relationship” with Zara Aleena’s murderer. Hayley Jones, 33, appeared at Woolwich Crown...

One hundred and eighteen days into the Labour government, and finally we get to see what the slogan on the front of the manifesto...

England Test captain Ben Stokes has said masked burglars raided his home while he was competing in Pakistan earlier this month. Stokes said in...

The chancellor cannot rule out more tax rises in the next five years, despite raising the burden to its highest level since comparable records...

Are you richer or poorer? Use our budget calculator to see how you have been affected by Labour’s first budget in more than 14...

There is one fight Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves want to have after Wednesday’s budget – one they hope if it lands right this...

Manchester United have approached Portuguese top flight side Sporting in an effort to sign head coach Ruben Amorim, Sky Sports News understands. Talks between...

It is not just about the finances. Erik ten Hag benefited from more than half a billion pounds in new signings.  It is not...

The budget will deliver billions of pounds of new funding for the NHS to unlock two million extra appointments a year, the government has...

Sir Chris Hoy has said his “selfless” wife, Sarra, kept her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis a secret as they dealt with his prostate cancer...

The Labour government’s first budget will embrace the “harsh light of fiscal reality” but “better days are ahead”, Sir Keir Starmer will say in...

Mike Amesbury has been suspended by the Labour Party after CCTV footage showed him punching a man in the street. A Labour Party spokesperson...

Briefings and speculation are rife over what will be included in the chancellor’s budget on Wednesday, particularly the scale of tax rises. The biggest...

Mayors are set to be one of the big winners in the budget after Sir Keir Starmer personally intervened to ensure they have more...

A Labour MP has said he was involved in an incident where he “felt threatened” and is cooperating with police. Mike Amesbury, the MP...

In a classic piece of political understatement, a government source justified the coming £20bn rise in employer national insurance as “asking businesses to help...