Purgatory News

A Treasury minister has rejected Sir Tony Blair’s call to curb the triple lock and defended net zero after the former prime minister mounted a scathing attack on Labour’s policy agenda..

Ofgem’s price cap is to rise by 13% from July 1 driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the regulator has said..

South Yorkshire Police says two men and a woman remain in custody following city centre shooting .

The King created an instant “bond” with cancer patients when he visited the site of a newly redeveloped centre for people living with the disease..

A stepmother killed a five-year-old girl by scalding her in a hot bath as a punishment nearly half a century ago, jurors found..

35 degrees Celsius recorded at Kew Gardens and Heathrow Airport.

Several people have been hurt in a collision between a train and a minibus carrying children in northern Belgium, police said..

Metallica have urged their fans in Britain to give blood as they approach the start of the UK leg of their world tour..

The UK experienced a “tropical night” on Monday as the record for highest daily minimum temperature in May was broken for the second consecutive day..

Bridget Phillipson has urged the competition watchdog to look into hidden extra charges parents have encountered when trying to access Government funded childcare..

A simple urine test for lung cancer could be available for NHS use in as little as five years, experts have said..

Nicola Sturgeon has said she “had no knowledge or suspicion whatsoever that personal items had been purchased using SNP funds”, after her estranged husband Peter Murrell admitted embezzling £400,000 from the SNP..

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 30-year-old woman died following a shooting outside a bar in Sheffield, police have said..

The UK has recorded its all-time hottest May temperature as a part of London hit 33.5C..

Nurses have entered into a pay review with “good grace” but are “not afraid to strike” in the future, the boss of the profession’s union has said..

Two brothers will be hauling 25 kilograms of potatoes on a 57-mile walk to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK after their father was successfully treated for the disease..

Monday forecast to be even warmer with 34C expected in London and the South East.

West Ham are relegated to the Championship despite a 3-0 win over Leeds.

A veteran who lived through the D-Day landings has urged people not to be shy and enjoy their lives, but pick their friends wisely, ahead of his 100th birthday..

MPs have raised concerns about a “climate of fear” in the live music industry and called for an investigation into potential market dominance in the sector..