Government borrowing last month jumped to the highest level for May outside the pandemic era despite a boost to the tax take after the Chancellor’s national insurance hike.

The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales fell by 2.7 in May – the biggest drop since the end of 2023.

Temperatures had been forecast to hit 32C across the south east on Saturday and had already reached that level on Thursday in London.

A Pride celebration is set to return for a third year. Chipping Norton Pride will take place on July 26 under the theme 'From Chippy with Love,' celebrating community, acceptance, and the full ...

A children's nursing and palliative care team in North Worcestershire have been nominated for a prestigious award.

The Met has introduced new violence against women and girls (VAWG) patrols alongside the V100 project, a new data-driven approach to identify serious sexual offenders and prevent crimes.

Each 140g LP is made up of approximately nine recycled bottles, after they are cleaned, processed into small pellets and then moulded into records.

The grieving mother of teenager Harry Moss, who died in a farming accident in Malvern, has said it "still doesn't feel real".

OLD boy from Cirencester has been given an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction in a bid to curb his antisocial and violent behaviour in ...

Cotswold Designer Outlet, which is set to rival Bicester Village, will welcome visitors for the first time in less than a month.

The teenager who fatally stabbed 12-year-old Ava White in Liverpool city centre can be named for the first time as he turns 18. Harry Gilbertson was 14 when he carried out the attack on the schoolgirl ...

R&B singer Chris Brown is due to appear in court to enter a plea after he was charged over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago. The American musician, 36, was able to continue ...