Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to shield the benefits for the elderly in next week's Budget, with Keir Starmer telling reporters that pensioners will be 'properly protected'

The Ministry of Health has apologised to Casey Costello for failing to inform her that one of its officials is the sister-in-law of Labour's Ayesha Verrall.

Georgians will vote in watershed elections on Saturday, with a union of pro-Western opposition forces facing off against a ruling party accused of democratic backsliding and shifting towards Russia.

Keir Starmer has been warned it is 'only a matter of time' before Britain bow to pressure as nations push for a clear statement at a summit in Samoa.

Free bus passes and prescriptions for pensioners will be protected in the Budget, which Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves is poised to deliver next week.

Queen Camilla has used her time while on tour in the island nation of Samoa to highlight the the work being done in the country to end domestic violence against women

The horrors of a North Korean detention camp have been laid bare by a defector, who escaped North Korea and was sent back six times, before she made her seventh and final bid for freedom.

Drink driving pregnant mum Charlotte Aitken, 37, has been jailed after she left three members of the same family seriously injured in a horror crash while she was six times over the alcohol limit

The director of public prosecutions is yet to make a decision on an application by former MP Zizi Kodwa and his co accused, businessman Jehan Mackay, to have their corruption charge withdrawn.

A group of Ukrainian hackers is developing quite the reputation for enacting a unique brand of vigilante justice on Russian military men involved in Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine

The local MP says a new train station should be built and that there should be significant road improvements to unlock the potential of the site

France is following in the footsteps of six other EU members, such as Germany, who have introduced similar controls citing concerns over rampant migration.

Ministers have insisted that the UK has no plans to pay reparations, as Keir Starmer heads to talks with the heads of Commonwealth nations amid mounting demands for payouts in compensation for slavery.

Total crime reported across the West Midlands has been reduced by ten per cent compared to the same period last year

'We need to make it easier for residents to charge electric vehicles close to home'

The state-funded benefits were feared to be under threat following Labour's plans to cut the winter fuel allowance for 10 million pensioners but the Mirror understands there is no plan to axe them on October 30

Andrew Smith, 63, says he has not slept for months and is struggling to cope with the situation as he fears he will not be able to buy a similar property for the money he has been offered

In a scathing letter to the Health Secretary the ChildLine founder - who is battling stage four lung cancer - described being 'deeply disappointed' with Mr Streeting's decision.

The director of public prosecutions is yet to make a decision on an application by former MP Zizi Kodwa and his co-accused, businessman Jehan Mackay, to have their corruption charge withdrawn.

The NDP is taking aim at the Conservatives on abortion by putting forward a motion to push back against what it calls a "creep" of legislation, petitions and threats aimed at reducing access to abortion.

Councillors voted to grant planning permission for the development

The prosecution accept the cause of a fire he had been accused of deliberately starting is unclear

Commonwealth leaders to discuss reparations for transatlantic slave trade at CHOGM summit

Nigel Farage has urged every Conservative councillor facing re-election to defect to his Reform UK party.

The trio who supplied cocaine, MDMA, cannabis, and amphetamines in Stratford had previously been handed a combined 35 years prison sentence

Birmingham City Council's cabinet has approved changes to cremation and grave reservation charges amid 'financial pressures'

He was arrested when he flew into East Midlands Airport this month

Frederick Mitchell, the minister of foreign affairs in the Bahamas, said that a 'discussion needs to be had about the history' around reparations as Keir Starmer jetted to Samoa

The ethics watchdog was told too much time had passed to pursue action over more than €1,000 worth of undeclared election expenses by Minister Paschal Donohoe.

A car bomb left outside a police station in the town of Acambaro in western Mexico wounded three people, prosecutors in the violence-wracked state of Guanajuato said Thursday.

There was an intense moment in Vancouver's city council chambers last night.

Andhra Pradesh: Jagan brushes aside property dispute in YS family as ‘ghar ghar ki kahani’. The YSRCP chief accuses Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and a section of the media of raking up the issue only to divert people’s attention from the ‘failure of the government in preventing the death of 14 persons’ due to outbreak of diarrhoea at Gurla in Vizianagaram district. On behalf of the party, he offers a financial assistance of ₹2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased.

Ottawa backstabbed India, says recalled Indian Ambassador to Canada; Kolkata airport suspends flight operations for 15 hours from 6 p.m. due to Cyclone Dana, and more in The Hindu’s top news of October 24, 2024.

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) will be installing smoke detectors in several homes across the island, as part of efforts to incorporate the use of technology to minimise fire-related deaths and injuries in the country. Commissioner of the JFB,...

The rise in rents in Nelson comes with some collateral damage.

District Collector emphasizes integrity, quality, and hard work in revenue department to enhance reputation and serve the people effectively.

With less than a week to go until the new Labour government's first Budget, campaigners say a 2% tax on the fortunes of the super-rich over £10million could raise £24billion

Downing Street initially insisted the issue is not on the agenda at the gathering of 56 countries in Samoa, which the PM is attending along with the King.

Barry Dixon's family were shocked to discover the Scottish Prison Service take community feedback into consideration - despite not notifying the community.

A big decision could be made in the coming months

Home Minister V. Anitha addresses 'doli deaths' in Agency, pledges to improve road connectivity, medical facilities, and water supply.

Nana Larbi, 33, rushed downstairs to try and save her neighbour Emma Atkinson's life who had plunged from the ninth floor of Shakespeare Towers in Leeds on Tuesday morning.

The chancellor says she understands why countries are making demands but the UK will not pay out.

The deputy prime minister says it will allow people from “all walks of life” to become councillors.

Bitter exchange at Corporation council meeting over inefficiency in handling rains and pending property taxes.

Rachel Reeves said the Government would put “guardrails” in place as it changes how debt is measured

Speculation on NEET-UG 2025 exam pattern changes continues as NTA awaits expert committee report directed by Supreme Court.

John Healey said that the problems facing the Army, Navy and Air Force were 'far worse with far deeper problems than we thought' before Labour took power in the summer.