Shadow ministers raised research from the Institute of Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism.

Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actress who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film of South Pacific and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has ...

A GROUP of young teenagers have been described as heroes after spending nearly three hours directing traffic after temporary traffic lights stopped working. The three boys, aged 13 and 15, stepped in ...

Israel’s foreign minister has confirmed that Israeli troops in Gaza have killed Hamas’s top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war.

The number of people dying in or after police custody in England and Wales has been described as “extremely concerning” as figures show more than half had mental health problems. The Independent ...

Playing video games may make you smarter but regular exercise does not, scientists have said. Researchers found gamers scored better on memory, attention and reasoning skills compared to those who did ...

A man and two women have been remanded in custody over the death of a 23-month-old child in Co Tyrone. Tavia Da Costa is believed to have died on Sunday just weeks before her second birthday.

Wayne Rooney admits he is “surprised” that Thomas Tuchel has been appointed as England’s new boss. The German was named as Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor on Wednesday, signing an 18-month ...

The Social Security Advisory Committee admonished the Government for not providing an impact assessment of its plan to scrap the universal payment.

Everton boss Sean Dyche believes new England manger Thomas Tuchel is “right for the job” but says many within the game would have preferred the appointment of an English coach. The highly-rated German ...

It was, though, down to fine margins again as Ainslie’s crew claimed Britain’s first America’s Cup point since 1934 before then holding off a gutsy comeback by New Zealand in the second race of the ...

New figures for England show 346,217 new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2022 – an average of 948 every day – compared to 329,664 in 2021.