Winter fuel payments to pensioners rose to 11.6 million last year, new figures show as the Government continues to face a backlash over its plan to cut back the benefit.

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden also vowed on Tuesday to table an emergency resolution at his party’s conference to halt an alleged change to venue licensing times, “if that’s on the agenda”.

Daniel Tatters, 25, is the second person to be charged in connection with a house fire that killed Akashdeep Singh, 26, in Wolverhampton.

Properties in Oxfordshire are likely to flood after nine flood warnings were issued for the county . Rainfall has been coming down at an incredibly high rate across the county since Sunday night. This ...

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Julian Dunkerton said an exemption on low-value parcels is a ‘loophole’ that gives the fast-fashion brand in unfair advantage.

Lebanese health ministry says death toll stands at 492 people as Labour minister calls for everybody in the Middle East to be able to live in peace.

To mark their milestone, the pair will take to the stage for an 11-date residency at The London Palladium from September 13 2025.