The inquiry says an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England - and lockdown could have been avoided altogether with earlier interventions.

The UK did “too little, too late,” in its early response to the coronavirus pandemic, leading to thousands of more deaths, the head of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry said as its latest findings were released.

Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.

As we've been reporting, the UK's inflation rate has fallen to 3.6% in the year to October, according to the Office for National Statistics. It's the first drop since March, and the lowest the rate has been since the year to June - when the rate was also 3.6%.

Baroness Heather Hallett’s latest report has been devastating but it has also reignited questions about cost, duration and public value

The opening day of the 2025/26 Ashes didn’t disappoint as 19 wickets fell on a record-breaking day. Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bat with England making it to 172 all out. But in

New ice warnings were issued in Scotland, England and Wales, with the coldest night of the week expected on Thursday.