Business leaders and think tanks have described Boris Johnson's party conference speech as "economically illiterate".

The gap between electricity supply and demand is expected to be narrower this winter than last as the country battles an energy crunch but there should be no disruption from the lights or gas flames going out, according to key industry reports.

Council tax may need to rise by up to 5% a year for the next three years - the latest in a long list of warnings that the cost of living is expected to increase substantially.

The mother of a teenager who was shot dead in the street says her hopes are fading that her son's killer will ever be caught - and believes police have "prioritised" other murder cases.

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the enforcement of a near total ban on abortion in the state, calling the law "flagrantly unconstitutional".

The competition regulator says it has closed down an investigation into whether British Airways (BA) and Ryanair broke the law by failing to offer refunds for flights customers could not legally take during coronavirus lockdowns.

A team of cold case investigators believe they have identified the Zodiac killer, who has been at the centre of one of America's most notorious unsolved criminal cases for more than half a century.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of people trafficking as police appeal for help to find two teenage girls who went missing from their homes.

A Brighton and Hove Albion footballer has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.

Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Tilda Swinton are among the A-listers showing off their pets in celebration of charity Guide Dogs' 90th anniversary.