A reduction in child poverty would result in less demand on the NHS, schools, police services and social services, the New Economics Foundation said.

Scotland’s First Minister will use a speech on Monday to urge the Chancellor to increase spending, as he said the Budget presents a “make or break moment” for the UK.

There is little agreement on the day’s top story as a range of issues appear on the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers. The Sunday Times features an interview with six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris ...

Kemi Badenoch’s comments come after veteran Tory Sir Christopher Chope said she was too ‘preoccupied’ with her children to be party leader.

American Taylor Knibb won the Lake Las Vegas T100 Triathlon to live up to her pre-race billing as an overwhelming favourite and complete ...

Sir Chris Hoy, one of Britain’s greatest cyclists and Olympians, has announced that his cancer is terminal. He has been given a diagnosis and has two to four years left to live. Sir Chris told The ...

As well as the power to deduct money directly from the wages of people who have overclaimed on benefits, the Bill is reported to give investigators the ability to compel information about suspected ...

Charles and Camilla arrived in Sydney on Friday evening for their six-day visit to the Commonwealth nation to celebrate its people, culture and heritage. Sydney Opera House was lit up with a rolling ...

The Met Office has issued several weather warnings for wind, as gusts of up to 80mph and heavy rain are forecast to batter UK on Sunday.

Zayn Malik has announced that he will reschedule his tour after the “heartbreaking” death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. Payne died aged 31 on Wednesday, after a fall from a ...

The wife of a Conservative councillor who was jailed for 31 months after an online rant about migrants on the day of the Southport attacks will reportedly appeal against her sentence. Lucy Connolly, ...