Monday was the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures set to increase further this week, the Met Office has said.

The sugar tax applied to fizzy drinks is set to be extended to milkshakes and similar treats under Government proposals.

Jess Phillips has suggested she is open to co-operating with Rupert Lowe’s private inquiry into grooming gangs. The Home Office minister said she was “more than happy” to meet the Independent MP to ...

Responding, environment minister Baroness Hayman of Ulloch said: “Regarding the company choosing KKR as its preferred bidder in the ongoing equity raise process, clearly Thames Water is a commercial ...