Joel Lorell Simpson, 16, has been named for the first time (Image: Humberside Police)He had spent 282 days in custody, during which he had productively engaged in activities such as catering,...
Labour promises 'change' at local election launch8 hours agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterPA MediaPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged the public to "vote for change in your community", as he...
Three things to know about Trump's tariffs announcementPresident Donald Trump has unveiled universal 10% tariffs on all imports into the US effective on 5 April, with certain countries hit with...
"He’s bought quite a lot. It’s eased off a bit, as he’s gone through life. His favourite is the little green guy, he loves Yoda." She also revealed he collects dinosaurs and figures of...
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has cooked up a real corker with its “Leaders Like You” internal training and promotion programme. Here’s the DWP’s own description from their...
Locals in a UK market town have slammed "pointless and bizarre" animal statues that they say are a waste of £43,000 of taxpayer funds. The stone sculptures were designed by British artist Graeme...
Campaigners have accused the water regulator Ofwat of unlawfully forcing customers to foot the bill for "decades of neglect" by the water industry. River Action has launched a legal challenge against...
The coincidence would have been lost on no one. On the day chosen last week by the Government to launch its £1.6 billion blitz on the potholes and the lamentable state of so many of our roads, the...
England sewage spills hit record 3.6m hours last year25 minutes agoEsme StallardClimate and science reporterJonah FisherEnvironment correspondentBecky Dale & Rob EnglandBBC VerifyGetty...
Millions of households will by £500-a-week poorer because of poor economic growth and Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcements, a new analysis shows. A study by think tank the Resolution...
BBC Verify: How did Rachel Reeves make her sums add up?The Chancellor has announced welfare and spending cuts to try to restore her £9.9bn "headroom", so she can meet her rules on the economy. BBC...
BBC Verify: How did Rachel Reeves make her sums add up?The Chancellor has announced welfare and spending cuts to try to restore her £9.9bn "headroom", so she can meet her rules on the economy. BBC...
Rachel Reeves has been warned she faces nearly a 50% chance of further tax rises or spending cuts following her spring statement.A surge in borrowing costs wiped out the Chancellor's narrow breathing...
Rachel Reeves said the spending watchdog had concluded the Government’s planning reforms would “help build over 1.3 million homes” in the next five years. This is less than the Government's...
Tomorrow could be Rachel Reeves’s last chance to rescue the country from job-destroying despair. The Chancellor’s Spring Statement is about much more than making tweaks to the Treasury...
Civil servants will be allowed just two taxpayer-funded electronic devices under a new "gadget limit" enforced by the government after the number of iPads used by officials in a department doubled in...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced £2 billion to build thousands of new homes in England in a bid to dampen down Labour’s civil war over massive spending cuts to be revealed in the spring...
Angela Rayner's ambitious housing target has been dealt yet another blow - this time by Donald Trump. The US president slapped a hefty 25% tariff on all UK steel and aluminium imports earlier this...
Scans in shopping centres and AI - can ideas like these help save the NHS?6 hours agoAlison HoltSocial affairs editorBBC"That was really quick - straight in, straight out," says Phil Brown as he...
Sort 'pothole plague' or lose cash, councils warned3 hours agoMitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesLocal authorities in England must show how they are improving roads and tackling...