The Prime Minister has insisted the Government will “keep our manifesto pledges” amid reports the Chancellor could extend the freeze on income tax thresholds in this month’s Budget.

Girls Aloud singer Cheryl has described the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne as “indescribably painful”, as she voiced fears over protecting their seven-year-old son Bear.

The standoff comes as Israel’s war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, a Hamas ally backed by Iran, has intensified in recent weeks.

A man has died weeks after he was stabbed in south-west London, police have said. The Metropolitan Police has now named the victim as Omarkafi Sahal, 28, and a murder investigation is under way.

Cowell said the singer’s son Bear, whom he shares with former X Factor judge Cheryl, will be ‘so proud’ of what he has achieved.

The blast happened in Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of the city, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

David Lammy pressed his Chinese counterpart on human rights concerns and Beijing’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during talks in Beijing, the Foreign Office has said.

The PM told reporters in Berlin that he was ‘not going to pre-empt the individual measures’ that will come in Rachel Reeves’ fiscal statement.

Police and paramedics rowed over whether a Novichok victim had been poisoned by the nerve agent, an inquiry heard. There were “heated” conversations between a paramedic and police officers who were ...

The court said they cannot be sent back to their countries of origin, Bangladesh and Egypt, because the court did not deem the countries safe enough.

The 16-year-old was wearing just his boxer shorts and used weapons he had collected to prepare for a zombie apocalypse ...

The former soldier was arrested on a canal towpath in west London with a number of items including a mountain bike and about £200 in notes.