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Tax rises ‘feel inevitable’ after jump in Government borrowing

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing rose to £20.2 billion, its fourth-highest April figure on record.

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Chemical castration of sex offenders ‘worthwhile’ exploring – review chairman

The review led by former justice secretary David Gauke recommended reforms to overhaul the prisons system.

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Starmer indicates partial U-turn over winter fuel payments squeeze

Sir Keir Starmer told MPs he wanted more pensioners to be eligible for the payment after Labour’s decision to means-test it after coming into office.

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Pressure mounts on Chancellor as inflation races to highest for more than a year

Official figures show Consumer Prices Index inflation jumped to 3.5% in April, up from 2.6% in March.

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Awful April bill hikes set to send inflation soaring

Most economists expect the Office for National Statistics to reveal inflation surged to 3.3% last month, up from 2.6% in March.

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Mapped: Knife crime is rising – how many attacks in your area and why is it increasing?

The number of knife crime offences in England and Wales rose to almost 55,000 last year. We take a look at what is driving the increase and the number recorded by each police force ahead of National Crime Awareness Week

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Starmer talks to countries about return hubs for failed asylum seekers

The Prime Minister said such hubs would be ‘a very important additional tool in our armoury’ combined with other measures to tackle smuggling gangs.

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Efforts to curb migrant Channel crossings not expected to cut numbers until 2026

2025 is on course to be a record year for crossings.

The Independent UK

UK set to be hotter than Ibiza at weekend amid driest spring in over 100 years

As of Friday, 80.6mm of rain has been recorded for the UK this spring, nearly 20mm less than the record low for the full season of 100.7mm in 1852.

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Time for a wealth tax, say Patriotic Millionaires as Rich List shows £772bn in the hands of just 350 families

Call comes after the the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List revealed the annual catalogue of Britain’s wealthiest people

The Independent UK

What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show

Ambulance response times for the most urgent incidents are their quickest in nearly four years.

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Why has the UK economy grown and what impact do tariffs have?

Here, the PA news agency looks at why GDP has increased and what’s next for the UK economy.

The Independent UK

Driving test backlog surpasses 600,000

Some 603,352 future practical driving tests were booked as of the end of April, according to analysis of DVSA figures.

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Thunderstorms lash parts of England as Scotland sees warmest day of year

Lightning strikes, heavy showers and hail lashed areas in central and southern England on Monday afternoon.

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What is net migration and how have the numbers changed?

For many years, the number of people coming to the UK has been higher than number of people leaving.

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Appropriate to be cautious says Bank deputy as ‘wages still too high’

Clare Lombardelli also warned that global growth will be knocked by US tariff plans, which will also reduce inflation.

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Universities must be more transparent with public money, skills minister says

It comes after reports that two in five universities and colleges in England expect to run at a deficit this year.

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Migration must be ‘properly controlled’, Cooper says ahead of policy reforms

The Home Secretary has blamed a push for overseas recruitment for high net migration figures in recent years.

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UK must seek to ‘rebuild’ trade relationship with EU, says Bank governor

In an interview with the BBC, the Bank’s chief suggested that the UK-US trade deal secured on Thursday could set an example globally.

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Key points of the UK-US trade deal explained

The agreement is the first of its kind struck by the US since President Donald Trump came to power in January.

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Government makes assurance on hormone-treated beef as UK-US deal opens up trade

Fears were also raised over chlorinated chicken

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No drop in food standards, says Government as UK-US deal opens up beef trade

The National Farmers’ Union said it appreciated the Government’s efforts on maintaining high standards.

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Interest rates: Why have they been cut and what does it mean?

Here the PA news agency looks at what the decision means and what the Bank expects to happen to the economy.

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Bank of England cuts rates as governor welcomes UK-US trade deal

Interest rates were cut from 4.5% to their lowest level since May 2023, in their fourth reduction over the past year.

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Tracker mortgage holders could save nearly £350 a year following rate cut

Thursday’s base rate reduction by the Bank of England would help boost housing market activity, property experts said.

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