Labour and Tories make VAT pledges as Greens and Plaid Cymru launch campaigns

A National Security Council spokesman said in a statement the reported chat “appears to be authentic”

Ministers defend the offer to staff in England, saying finances are under unprecedented strain.

The man who died on the vessel, moored off Dorset, is thought to have taken his own life.

Boris Johnson hints at more help for hard-pressed families amid a backlash against Rishi Sunak’s mini-Budget.

The BBC asked two junior doctors in England to show us their payslips and reveal their salaries.

Boris Johnson wants to stay in No 10 until his successor is chosen, but faces calls to go now.

The Russian assault is being fought on several fronts after it attacked from the east, north and south.