Politics

Councils, courts schools, police forces and fire and rescue services will be able to apply for a free, framed portrait of King Charles, as part of a scheme to “celebrate his new reign”

Former US President Donald Trump is about to be involved in a high-profile legal battle involving porn star Stormy Daniels and hush money and could well be in handcuffs by Tuesday

Sources at the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry confirmed the Home Office wants to charter the vessel from Liverpool-based Bibby Marine

Keir Mudie says many other pollsters have the Labour Party lead narrowing and the performance of Rishi Sunak, whose personal ratings are improving, is a bit of a headache as well

The Labour leader expressed his "frustration" with Rishi Sunak's Tories, who he said had failed to "relieve the worry felt by millions of households when their council tax bill lands on the doorstep”

Ministers moaned to Commons officials after being asked to pay more for food, despite dishes being subsidised by taxpayer. Consumer specialist Maddy Alexander-Grout said some MPs are 'out of touch'

The scheme launched in Autumn 2022 - but closed to new applications in December, blaming “low take-up”

Campaigners fear the new, rapid timescales for evicting ‘nuisance’ tenants will be used as a ‘backdoor’ by rogue landlords

Currently six former Tory MPs sit in the Commons as independents over disciplinary matters - including allegations of sexual assault, harassment and drug abuse. Only one has ruled out standing in the next election

Researchers from the Sanctuary Foundation, led by Dr Krish Kandiah are set for a “fact-finding mission”, seeking to find ways of discouraging young people not to make the dangerous journey.

Mirror reader Patricia Withers says if the former PM manages to 'get away' with Partygate then 'there really is no justice'

Council tax will soar by up to 5% for the majority of people in England on April 1 - in a fresh squeeze on family finances. Use our calculator to see how your bills will be affected this year

The move comes after criticism of the financial difficulties faced by women going through the menopause in England. A new NHS multi-buy deal will now give women access to cheaper HRT

But the Tories issued a staunch defence of their own spending on fixing roads - then refused to provide the evidence

The Government has called in a panel of independent experts to advise on new statutory guidance on Relationships, Sex, Health and Education (RSHE) taught in schools

The UK has signed its biggest post-Brexit trade agreement, joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership - but critics say the pact is worth only 0.08% of GDP

Investigation reveals 'Hunger Games style bidding system' for Levelling Up cash, with millions paid by councils across the country to consultants, including £9.27m by leaders in the North of England

Documents slipped out on the final day before MPs went on their Easter break show the jet-setting Prime Minister racked up a bill of £512,321 in travel costs for trips to Egypt, Bali, Latvia and Estonia last year

In typical fashion the Government published a series of written statements, documents and reports as MPs head on a two-week break. Here The Mirror looks at some of the news that slipped out on the last day before recess

The Partygate Prime Minister is under investigation by the Commons Privileges Committee which is probing allegations he deliberately or recklessly gave false information to MPs

The country will become the first in Europe to join the huge trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

The analysis comes from the Living Wage Foundation as the Government's legal pay floor rises on Saturday - sparking calls for companies to go even further if they can afford to

The scheme as sold by Rishi Sunak was a chance to “power up Britain” by building a green economy, but many of the measures have been previously announced

General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress Paul Nowak says millions of people get just £99-a-week - 'nothing like what a family needs to get by'

If these lawmakers haven't the gumption to spot when they’re being taken for a ride by a gang of lads who meet in a London pub, they’re not fit to hold public office