Starmer announces cut-and-cap energy bills, direct payments, and emergency funding to ease the cost-of-living crunch for millions of UK families.

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Diesel prices have soared by an average of 18p per litre since the start of the Middle East conflict, new figures suggest. The RAC said the average price of the fuel at UK forecourts on Sunday was 160 ...

Keir Starmer has announced £50m of support for households using heating oil as the Iran crisis drives up energy prices ...

A nursery worker who raped and abused young children in his care has been jailed for 24 years. Nathan Bennett, 30, preyed on the two and three-year-olds at the Partou King Street nursery in Bristol.

A big change to rail stations across Essex has arrived, affecting travel for thousands. Greater Anglia has introduced new contactless ticketing at 18 stations across the county. It allows passengers ...

The UK Health Security Agency said it had been notified of 13 cases in the Canterbury area of Kent between Friday and Sunday.

The Prime Minister has resisted Donald Trump’s demands to send Royal Navy warships to help secure the vital shipping route.

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley is visiting America this week following a meeting with the US ambassador last month.

In a statement on X, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald congratulated “Kerry’s Jessie Buckley” saying she “has made history, becoming the first Irish woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress”. “A ...

Jessie Buckley’s family have said they are proud of the Kerrywoman after she won the Oscar for best actress on Sunday night. She became the first Irish actress to win the prize, taking home the award ...

Barry Fitzgerald got the ball rolling in 1945, winning the best supporting actor Oscar for his performance in the musical comedy Going My Way, while Brenda Fricker did likewise in the best supporting ...