The UK’s asylum system now costs £5 billion – the highest level of spending on record and up by more than a third in a year. Home Office spending on asylum rose by £1.43 billion, up 36% from £3.95 ...

At least 13 people have died in eastern Uganda after landslides buried 40 homes in six villages, officials said. The Uganda Red Cross Society said 13 bodies have been recovered and the rescue effort ...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said Parliament needs adequate time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.

The prosecutions, brought by Northern Rail and TransPennine Express, were declared ‘null and void’ during a hearing at ...

The Competition and Markets Authority said fuel margins remained higher than historic levels, and it remained concerned about weakened competition.

The tie-up, announced in May, will create a banking giant with millions of customers and about £89 billion worth of assets.

Coventry have announced Frank Lampard as their new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The 46-year-old will take charge of the Sky Blues for the first time this Saturday when his new side ...

The higher-league class of Tranmere Rovers proved too much for Winsford United in the Cheshire Senior Cup last night.

Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out on the benefit.

Peter Tonge reports on Northwich Victoria’s 5-0 Cheshire Senior Cup loss at Cheadle Town in their first game under new ...

Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said, adding to ...

Three-weekly black bin collections will be introduced across Cheshire East from April 2026 with one councillor saying, ‘the fact is we ...