A nine-year-old girl has died and an 11-year-old girl is in a critical condition after a fire which also claimed the life of a man. The pair died after the blaze broke out in Heckmondwike, West ...

A council is considering two more HMO applications ahead of a new tougher policy to control the spread of the developments.

A lack of recent meetings between the Scottish Government and the Treasury is an “issue of concern”, First Minister John Swinney has said ahead of the Chancellor’s spending review.

Several figures have called for more funding as the Chancellor prepares to set out her spending plans on Wednesday.

The warning came as Church Commissioners announced they would be investing more than £1.6 billion towards the work of the Church from 2026 to 2028.

Some nine million pensioners in England and Wales will receive the winter fuel payment this winter, the Chancellor has announced. The payment, worth up to £300, will be restored to the vast majority ...