Purgatory News

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has denied suggestions he is gambling with the UK economy and insisted the biggest raft of tax cuts for half a century were absolutely fair as his mini-budget faced a hostile reception..

Labours annual conference is set to kick off in Liverpool on Sunday with expectations high for Sir Keir Starmer to set out the dividing lines between his party and the new Tory government..

England winger Jack Grealish was at Manchester City teammate Benjamin Mendys house party where two women were allegedly raped, a court has been told..

The pound plummeted after Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced the biggest raft of tax cuts for half a century, in a gamble to raise falling living standards by boosting growth..

Covid-19 infections in England and Wales have risen for the first time in two months, new figures show..

The UK competition watchdog has indicated it could push through the rescue takeover by Morrisons of convenience chain McColls after the supermarket firm offered to address competition concerns..

Author Dame Hilary Mantel, best known for the Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70, HarperCollins has announced..

Some parts of the country will have no trains during a strike by the rail unions in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, passengers have been warned..

Plans unveiled by the Chancellor to drive economic growth will instead embed unfairness across the country, Wales finance minister has said..

West Yorkshire Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the murder of 15-year-old Khayri McLean in Huddersfield..

A coroner issued the greatest of warning to an inquest into the death of schoolgirl Molly Russell, as the court was shown videos of the most distressing nature the teenager had liked or saved on social media..

A provisional trial date has been set for a man charged with murdering a nine-year-old girl who was found stabbed in the street..

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng abolished the top rate of income tax for the highest earners as he spent tens of billions of pounds in a bid to drive up growth to ease the cost of living crisis..

Drag performer George Ward, known by his stage name Cherry Valentine, has died at the age of 28, his family have announced..

Consumer confidence has fallen to another new low amid deep concerns about personal finances over the coming year, figures show..

Councils are calling on the Prime Minister to honour her promise to put billions into social care as Government plans to scrap the newly introduced National Insurance levy were confirmed..

A 450-tonne decommissioned oil rig that has been transformed into an interactive art installation in Weston-super-Mare will open to the public from Saturday..

If you go down to the woods today, you might see a fungus which oozes blood or a beetle that lives in a cocoon made from its own dung..

Reusable contact lens users are almost four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection, a study has found..

Nearly three out of four electric vehicle (EV) owners are unhappy with the UKs public charging system, a survey suggests..