Nigel Farage will officially launch Reform UK’s local election campaign, promising to deliver “a breath of fresh air in English councils up and down the UK”.

Consumer expectations of the economy over the next three months has fallen to its lowest level on record, the BRC and Opinium found.

With the Scottish Parliament now in recess, the leaders of most of Scotland’s parties will kickstart their election campaigns on Thursday.

Citizens Advice has warned it is already giving “crisis support” every 30 seconds ahead of household bills including council tax and water rising from April.

Sir Keir Starmer said the UK would join allies in intercepting the sanction-breaking tankers, in a joint attempt to ‘go after’ them ...

Justice Minister Naomi Long said it was an ‘outstanding result’ for Magilligan Prison when the justice system was under ‘immense’ pressure.

The plant on Teesside was mothballed last year after a trade deal with the US cut tariffs on bioethanol, its main product.

The Met had paused making arrests after the High Court ruled that the Government ban on the group was unlawful.