The Government is forecast to have spent £313.0 billion on welfare in 2024/25, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). This is the equivalent of 10.9% of UK GDP (gross domestic ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s climbdown on the welfare Bill is the latest in a series of U-turns. Here, the PA news agency looks at three major policy changes this month. The Universal Credit and Personal ...

NOTTINGHAM-born tennis star Billy Harris saw his bid to return to the semi-final of the LTA's Lexus Eastbourne Open ended by Ugo Humbert.

Emma Raducanu will take on young British wild card Mimi Xu in the opening round of Wimbledon. Xu, 17, is one of three home teenage debutantes in the women’s draw, and she will get a first shot at ...

Last-minute concessions to the Government’s controversial welfare reforms have been welcomed by some campaigners but described as not good enough by others. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at ...

The US targeted Iran’s three most important sites with a wave of cruise missiles and bunker-buster bombs dropped by B-2 bombers on Sunday.

IN ANOTHER life, Jess Carter could have spent this summer representing England on the rugby field instead of the football pitch.

Joe Duffy has praised the callers as he prepares for his last episode of RTE’s famous phone-in show on Friday afternoon. The Ballyfermot broadcaster, 69, is retiring after 37 years at the station, ...

Snooker ace Ronnie O’Sullivan and actress Laila Rouass have revealed that they are now husband and wife. The couple posted a picture of themselves on Instagram standing on the steps of St George’s ...

Van Nistelrooy was appointed by the Foxes in November but was unable to steer the club away from relegation danger.

Silva, the new City captain, said: “We’ve always been potential winners in all competitions that we play. “Obviously it’s just one game but we’re happy that the performance was the way it was. “It ...

Finance-savvy Brits have revealed their go-to money hacks - including having ‘no spend days’, opening bank accounts to take advantage of ...