Universal Credit claimants will see their payments automatically increase next year, after the DWP set new benefit rates from April 2025.

Authorities in eastern Pakistan have closed public parks, zoos, museums, historical buildings and playgrounds for 10 days as a record-breaking “smog wave” choked 18 districts of Punjab province, ...

Israeli football fans have been attacked after a match in Amsterdam, with five people admitted to hospital and 62 arrested, Dutch police said. It was not clear how the violence began. Dutch and ...

Jake says EasyJet called him the following day, apologised and offered to refund his fine, but he hasn't accepted it yet ...

Asda’s chairman said he would try not to pass extra costs on to consumers, but ‘you can’t deny it will probably be inflationary to ...

Irish premier Simon Harris has said that the US and EU needed each other before the US election, and continue to need each other now. He indicated that the election of US President-elect Donald Trump ...

Jonathan Powell will take over from Sir Tim Barrow in the role based in 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office said.

Lidl is to mark the festive season by driving its own version of a Christmas cola truck to cities across the UK, as Coca-Cola announced the return of its own tour. The 20-metre, 15-tonne red truck ...

A man who poured petrol on a woman and set her on fire has pleaded guilty to murder after she died nearly two years on from the attack. Leigh Pateman, 45, previously admitted grievous bodily harm with ...

India remained number one with Pakistan still in second place on the list of most common countries for non-UK-born mothers. Ghana entered the top 10 for the first time last year, taking ninth place ...

Russian missiles, bombs and drones have battered three regions of Ukraine in targeted night-time attacks, officials said. Russia is mounting an intensified aerial campaign that Ukrainian officials say ...

The Princess of Wales will attend Remembrance Sunday service and Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall ...