The government claims its proposals will "put the buzz back into our town centres" but the hospitality industry warns it needs urgent tax reform to "offset the immediate and mounting cost pressures" ...

Hyndburn MP Sarah Smith has joined the widespread condemnation of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, accusing its government of ‘genocide’.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure from over 220 MPs to recognise a Palestinian state, as Gaza reels ...