A long spell of above-average temperatures means this summer will “almost certainly” be the UK’s warmest on record, according to new figures from the Met Office..

The owner of an Essex hotel, which was blocked from housing asylum seekers at the site, is set to have a bid to challenge the decision heard at the Court of Appeal on Thursday..

Nigel Farage has warned of a “genuine threat to public order” without action to tackle illegal migration..

Households are expected to learn that their energy bills will rise by around 1% in October when the regulator updates its price cap on Wednesday..