The wage increase coincides with hikes to council tax, employer national insurance contributions and household bills.

Food prices overall are now 2.4 higher than last March, up from 2.1 in February, according to the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index.

The third consecutive increase to Ofgem’s price cap sees the bill of a typical household paying by direct debit rise 6.4 to £1,849 a year.

The “unique hurdles” faced by teenagers and young people with cancer should be considered in the Government’s upcoming national cancer plan for England, a charity has said. The Teenage Cancer Trust ...

The King will attend his first public engagement since his short hospital stay following cancer treatment side effects when he hosts an investiture ceremony. Charles will preside over the event at ...

Two key policies to drive up heat pump installations have been beset by delays or softened by ministers over time, researchers said.

TOM Flanagan insists Colchester United are ready to go right to the wire in their pursuit of League Two promotion. The U’s head to Gillingham tonight sitting four points adrift of the play-off places ...

Lord Kamall proposed a change to the Mental Health Bill so that nurses or doctors could carry out detentions without police present.

Ruben Amorim has told Bruno Fernandes he is “not going anywhere” amid fresh speculation over the Manchester United captain’s future. The 30-year-old has arguably been the best signing of the post-Sir ...

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to reports that the girl had entered the river near London City Airport.

The owner of the Solong said that the fund was being established ahead of any ‘verified’ legal claims following the collision on March 10.

Birmingham City Council says it is declaring a major incident over the impact of the ongoing bin strike, as it estimates 17,000 tonnes of waste remains uncollected around the city.