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The UK Foreign secretary has emphasised ‘close co-ordination’ on Middle Eastern security in a call with her US counterpart as Washington threatened its ‘most intense...

Drivers in the UK may be able to claim back more in expenses for mileage, after Rachel Reeves said she was considering increasing the minimum...

Efforts to create an entirely smoke-free generation in the UK have received support from both Houses of Parliament.

Peers on Monday backed the Tobacco & Vapes...

The longer the war in the Middle East continues, the more likely it is there will be economic damage in the UK, Keir Starmer has...

Keir Starmer will seek to reassure the public at home as the Middle East conflict continues into its tenth day.

The UK prime minister will discuss...

Britain is ready to help defend Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the kingdom’s de facto leader in a call on Friday as the...

Diesel prices in the UK have surged to a 16-month high since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, new figures suggest.

The RAC...

Royal Air Force jets could legally strike Iranian missile sites being used to attack British interests in the Middle East, David Lammy said.

The UK deputy...

Energy markets are ‘in turmoil’ in the face of the intensifying conflict in the Middle East, the head of Octopus Energy has warned.

The UK’s largest...

UK house prices grew at their ‘strongest’ annual rate in four months, while monthly growth slowed, Halifax reported on Friday morning.

The Halifax house price...