Sir Keir Starmer has been criticised for meeting China’s president Xi Jinping just hours before 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy ...

Shortly after winning the UK-wide general election, Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the winter fuel payment would now be means tested. Instead of every pensioner getting up to ...

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Farms worth more than about $1.3 million will face an estate tax from 2026, ending a previous exemption and prompting anger ...

LONDON: British farmers massed in London on Tuesday (Nov 19) for protests against controversial government plans to change ...

British farmers descended into London on Tuesday as they commenced protests against controversial government plans to change ...

Leaders of the world's 20 major economies also issued a joint declaration in which they called for a global pact to combat ...

Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) have advocated for support for women who were born in the 1950s ...

Days after Joe Biden lifted a ban on Ukraine using US long-range missiles against Russia, Vladimir Putin has approved an updated nuclear doctrine. It states Russia could consider using nuclear weapons ...

HUNGRY Cow has announced the closure of two of its sites - including one in Flintshire. The burger restaurant, which first opened in Holywell in 2021, has announced the closure of its Colwyn Bay ...