National News

Consumer confidence has fallen again amid further worsening sentiment around the upcoming autumn Budget, according to a long-running survey..

More than 127,000 young people start smoking tobacco regularly each year in the UK, according to a new study..

Some parents are feeling pressured to go private in order to get a dentist appointment for their children, according to the health watchdog..

Six towns and cities have been selected to develop Englands first clean heat network zones, the Government has announced..

The Home Office has announced a new charter with the insurance sector to crack down on fraud..

The world is on track for a catastrophic 3.1C of global warming, the UN has warned as it called for massive efforts to cut the emissions driving climate change..

Taxes and borrowing are both set to increase as Rachel Reeves signalled she would rewrite the way Government debt is measured in her first Budget..

Child serial killer Lucy Letby has lost a Court of Appeal bid to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl..

A Windrush Commissioner is to be appointed and funding made available for groups which help victims apply for compensation, Yvette Cooper announced as she committed to a fundamental reset of the response to this scandal..