A reduction in child poverty would result in less demand on the NHS, schools, police services and social services, the New Economics Foundation said.

Scotland’s First Minister will use a speech on Monday to urge the Chancellor to increase spending, as he said the Budget presents a “make or break moment” for the UK.

Sir Chris Hoy, politics and continued reaction to Liam Payne’s death jostle for attention on the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers.

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot’s visit coincided with a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine, which included 190 POWs.

A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel has hit a herd of wild elephants in north-east Sri Lanka, killing two and ...

At least 50 people have been killed in new Israeli strikes in Gaza, including children, according to hospital officials. In ...

David Lammy said it had been important to ‘restart dialogue’ with China, adding there had not been ‘sufficient contact’ under ...

Cuba’s electrical grid went down on Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a massive ...

Kemi Badenoch’s comments come after veteran Tory Sir Christopher Chope said she was too ‘preoccupied’ with her children to be party leader.

Charles and Camilla arrived in Sydney on Friday evening for their six-day visit to the Commonwealth nation to celebrate its people, culture and heritage. Sydney Opera House was lit up with a rolling ...

American Taylor Knibb won the Lake Las Vegas T100 Triathlon to live up to her pre-race billing as an overwhelming favourite and complete ...

Zayn Malik has announced that he will reschedule his tour after the “heartbreaking” death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. Payne died aged 31 on Wednesday, after a fall from a ...