Farmers are to get increased payments for protecting and boosting nature, the Government has announced as it faces pressure to deliver new environmental subsidies..

Sir Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of offering the country only more promises, more platitudes as he hit out at sticking plaster politics in a new year speech in east London..

Budget retailer BandM European Value Retail has cheered a strong Christmas sales period as it benefited from bargain-hunting shoppers looking for value amid cost pressures..

Thats according to the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee of MPs.