The Education Secretary said she did not accept claims private schools will be force into the move once VAT is charged on fees.

More than 24,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel to the UK since the start of the year after 707 people made the crossing on Saturday. Home Office figures show that 11 boats were intercepted ...

The two rows risk overshadowing the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson acknowledging they were “frustrating” and “a distraction” for a party wishing to ...

The Met Office has warned of heavy rain and potential delays and cancellations to public transport as a yellow weather warning is in place ...

At least 32 people have died and 17 others have been injured after a methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, state media reported. Another 18 miners are believed to be ...

Transport for London’s (TfL) income from fining drivers using major roads in the capital has soared by 57 in the last five years, new ...

Evidence was shown in 2009 and 2015, but the CPS decided not to go ahead with the prosecution as there was not a ‘realistic prospect ...

More than 20 people have been injured after Russian strikes on high-rise apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv – the second consecutive night-time attack this week. The bombs fell on Saturday night on ...

A leading union is unveiling a series of billboards as part of its call on the Government to reverse its controversial cuts to winter fuel allowance. Several billboards will appear in Liverpool, where ...

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has launched more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as the sides appear to be heading for all-out war.

New York City’s interim police commissioner revealed late on Saturday that federal authorities had executed search warrants at his homes. Thomas Donlon, who became the interim commissioner just one ...

The Sunday papers are led by further developments in the alleged misconduct by Mohamed Al Fayed. The Sunday Times reports the Crown Prosecution Service twice failed to bring charges against the late ...