All news by author Thomas Brown

Labour has promised to "kickstart economic growth" after 14 years of Conservative Government and wants to address the rise in economic inactivity. But what does it mean for the benefits system?

In her first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves will warn that £58billion extra could have been pumped into NHS and schools last year if the Tories had achieved growth

Ben Hewitt subjected his girlfriend to a horror attack which last a full 10 minutes as he repeatedly spat on her while punching, slapping, kicking and stamping on her - forcing her to have a liquid diet for two weeks

Dawn Hollyoak, who was eliminated in Pastry Week, has died at the age of 61, her family have confirmed

Emma Raducanu shocked Maria Sakkari at Wimbledon 2024 on Friday to reach the fourth round, equalling her best run ever at the Championships.

Albanian authorities arrested on Thursday former Health Minister Ilir Beqaj, accusing him of misappropriating EU funds through corruption, fraud, income concealment, and abuse of office. If convicted, he faces up to 26 years in prison.

Former cop was lavished with gifts by lag lover who stabbed random pub-goer to death

Police confirmed in a statement to the Daily Mirror that two separate incidents left three people injured in Feltham this afternoon, with a knifeman still at large

Rosemary Burns, the ’warm and kind’ wife of Celtic legend Tommy Burns, died after cutting her holiday in Tenerife short this week after she started to feel unwell

A police dog has died after entering the water to search for a suspect at a country park in Leicestershire.

Last week in France, the far-right National Rally won the first round of parliamentary elections, taking 33% of the vote.

Final polls predict unprecedented Labour victory, with Starmer declaring Britain a ‘great nation, with boundless potential’

Suspect to plead not guilty after Mette Frederiksen assaulted in a Copenhagen square last month

Kazakh tycoon Daniyar Abulgazin has said he and the guests aboard a yacht he chartered in Greece had no role in starting a forest fire on the island of Hydra, adding that authorities questioned them before they flew out of the country.

Trump advisers envision a ‘radical reorientation’ in which Washington takes a back seat to Europe — and cuts a deal with Putin over Ukraine.

Monster ’caught virtually red-handed’ standing over stricken tot

Sentencing Foden to 17 years in prison, Judge Rowlands described him as "a man looked up to by many" who had "managed to hide a dreadful secret".

Commuters have been warned of severe disruption to their morning journeys across the London transport network.

A British cyclist is in ‘critical condition’ after a car crashed into the back of their bike on the Spanish island of Majorca.

Nathaniel Shani was stabbed in the neck by two boys since jailed for over a decade, and his family are now calling on politicians to take action on knife crime

No army in the world has more experience combatting Iranian drones than that of Ukraine, which has been dealing with them for over two years.

Ofwat to investigate circumstances around payment of dividend to intermediate parent company