Year: 2024

A committee of MPs has called for the government to be fined if it fails to provide redress quickly enough to victims of the Horizon software scandal, as its report…

Gaza's health system is being brought "to the brink of total collapse" by Israel's attacks on and around hospitals in the region, according to a new report from the UN…

Young women living under oppressive Taliban rule in Afghanistan have dared to share their hopes and fears for 2025, which range from an end to "gender apartheid", to simply going…

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Parents who send their children to private schools could face higher fees from today as the government's flagship VAT policy comes into force. 

As energy bills become more expensive from 1 January, respected forecasters have said they are likely to rise further in spring instead of fall, as first anticipated. 

The consortium which is in the process of buying Hargreaves Lansdown, the funds supermarket, for more than £5bn is lining up a prominent former gambling executive as its new chairman. 

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were one of Hollywood's biggest "it" couples for years. 

The actor Angus MacInnes, best known for his role in the Star Wars films, has died. 

A new amber warning for heavy rain has been issued for parts of England this evening, as wet and windy weather elsewhere in the country forced the cancellation of New…