Council tax in England will rise by an average of 5% in April, adding £106 to the annual bill. But some areas will see rates ...

Australians are fleeing overcrowded Sydney in droves but fewer of them are now moving to the Gold Coast and Perth. High ...

The scale of London’s economic inactivity crisis has been laid bare by figures showing that more than 300,000 Londoners are ...

Five rounds of nerve-racking fantasy rugby action complete, it’s time to look back and see where the points were earned in ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced changes to personal independence payments (PIP), job seeker's allowance and universal credit ...

One Labour MP said the reported benefit cuts have “spread terror” among his constituents. Andy McDonald, a former member of ...

The government has changed cuts to welfare amid mounting backbench disquiet about the potential extent of the reforms.

The number of UK centenarians has more than doubled since 2003, with 16,140 last year. Statisticians say the increase is ...

The number of mortgages sold to first-time buyers in 2023 fell to the lowest level in a decade, government data showed.

Life expectancy in the UK has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels, new estimates suggest. A baby girl born between 2021 and 2023 can expect to live for an average of 82.8 years, while a baby boy is ...

In one Gloucestershire neighbourhood - Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale in Cotswold - there were more than 50 burglaries recorded ...

The number of people in England and Wales claiming either sickness or disability benefit has soared from 2.8 million to about ...