Jeremy Hunt insisted no decision had been taken on fuel duty after the OBR pointed to a 'planned 23 per cent increase' in its Autumn Statement analysis.

In a round of interviews the morning after his extraordinary Autumn Statement, Jeremy Hunt said he had to be 'honest' about the 'challenging' situation the country faces.

The terrifying catalogue of accidents - four of them in the last year - were all at a crossing in Bradford, which was originally highlighted by Jeremy Vine on Twitter.

The comedians insist they 'couldn't resist' to reunite with ‎The Lightning Seeds singer Ian Broudie to create a new version of the much-loved song first released in 1996.

Jeremy Hunt announced he would be ending a decade-long cap on council tax increases, allowing town halls to impose increases without a referendum.

Helen Kane, 38, was stopped on Waggs Lane in Wickham, Gateshead, on November 3 last year after a dog walker found her behind the wheel of a parked police car.

Just 5,819 knife offenders received immediate custodial sentences in the 12 months to June, compared with 6,402 in the previous 12 months.

First-time buyer and restaurant manager Iryna Charis, 40, decided to remain in her two-bed flat in south London as property prices could shrink by 9 per cent in 2024.

In a series of 'overtly sexual' texts Ellen Cadman-Smith, 24 (pictured), told the 15-year-old that he 'drove her insane' and that she was 'thinking about him non-stop'

Oscar Woody perished along with 1,520 others when the ill-fated ship struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic in 1912. Mr Woody's was recovered from the sea along with his possessions 10 days later.

Around 40,000 women are diagnosed each year and approximately 8,000 of these have a higher risk of the cancer returning. The trial will be carried out at 20 centres over six months.

Prince George went 'crazy' for singer Craig David's sparkly blue tracksuit during the Platinum Jubilee's Party at the Palace, the star has revealed.

Jo Kibble, 40, travelled from London to Eijsden, in the very south of the Netherlands, to start his challenge to travel to as many countries in a day, at 11.58pm on Monday

The chorus of 'Three Lions on the shirt' becomes 'Three Lions on a sleigh', while Sir Geoff Hurst and Lioness stars  Jess Carter and Beth England also feature in the music video.

The Office for Budget Responsibility estimated the cost-of-living crisis would reduce living standards by a staggering seven per cent over two years.

Global Times, a Chinese government-controlled newspaper, said in an editorial that the meeting did not go ahead as Sunak had not ruled out sending military aid to help defend Taiwan from China.

Amur tiger Sinda (pictured), 14, was mixing with male Miron, six, when she was bitten and died instantly. She had been at Knowsley Safari, Prescot for 12 years.

As tensions between Russia and the West continue to strain and the war in Ukraine approaches the nine month mark, many more European leaders have begun hardening their frontiers.

It means more than half of the country will be covered by devolution deals, Jeremy Hunt said, following in the wake of the 'brilliant' Tory mayors of the West Midlands and Teesside.

Ever since Boris Johnson's glamorous former aide Cleo Watson announced she was writing a book - Whips - inspired by her experiences, Westminster has been wondering what on earth will be in it.

Luke James Joyce, 27, stole the vehicle from Quarrington Hill, near Durham, while the toddler was still sitting in the rear on September 21.

Gina Coladangelo, Matt Hancock's girlfriend, has just stepped into the spotlight in Australia - awaiting the moment the former Health Secretary leaves I'm A Celebrity.

A 'celebrity' cat known as 'Gorgeous George' is feared to have become the latest victim of an abductor preying on pets in the Cumbrian village of Thornhill.

University of Manchester academics urged 'people' from the 'LGBTQIA+' community to share how they feel about self-service cervical screening.

The legislation will empower the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) - a new regulator that will tackle the monopolies of online giants such as Facebook and Google.

A 21 November 2019 article headlined "Embarrassing stunts. Shocking misjudgements. And VERY shady friends. Photos that prove Andrew's always been a ….Duke of Hazard"...

Chocolat author Joanne Harris had been accused of being unfit to chair the Society of Authors and faced a vote at its online annual general meeting.

Tesco is the latest supermarket to be hit by egg shortages, with much of its range said to be out of stock. It comes after disruptions in supply caused by bird flu and spiralling costs.

The presenter added a racy guide to the website last week as she detailed the five 'most common sex problems' in a new article.

Earlier this week the National Crime Agency (NCA) said Albanian criminals are committing 'blatant manipulation' of the UK's modern slavery laws (file pic: Albanians arriving in Tirana, 2017)

Scores of cash-strapped Brits have reacted to today's Autumn Statement as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced £30 billion of spending cuts and £24 billion in tax rises

With a recent United Nations report finding 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place', rising sea levels as a result of increasing global temperatures are considered inevitable by 2100.

The average family is likely to be more than £800 a year worse off after he unleashed an expected wave of tax changes designed to rake in £24billion for the Treasury.

Twitter exploded with memes as the Chancellor unveiled a barrage of tax hikes and spending cuts that will see everyone pay more in a bid to shore up the government's books

Peter Tiley, owner of The Salutation Inn in Berkeley, Gloucester, said issues like high energy costs meant the outlook for pubs was 'bleak'.

Lawyer Tim Damiani fleeced a millionaire out of £2million to blow in top casinos, a court in London heard today.

Richard Evans, chief executive of the Vale Academy Trust, said staff at the organisation's eight schools in Oxford and Abingdon will be faced with the stark choice of heating or teaching this winter.

The Chancellor argued that efficiency savings - which could see a crack down on the layers of middle management within the NHS - 'will not be enough to deliver the services we all need'.

David Dein, 79, who ran the North London club from 1983 to 2007, is selling his 'exceptional' Adams Row house located between Mount Street and Grosvenor Square.

Police officers allegedly assaulted on duty had their case thrown out due to a shortage of barristers, the force's federation has revealed.

Detectives have released footage of two men they are trying to trace after they forced their way into a woman's Wandsworth home and threatened her at knifepoint while she was holding her child.

In his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons, Jeremy Hunt revealed changes to the 'Energy Price Guarantee' would leave Britons facing higher gas and electricity payments next year.

Soaring oil and gas prices in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sent household energy bills to record highs.

Local authorities in England are being allowed to hike general council tax by 5 per cent without the need for a referendum.

The move means the £86,000 limit people in England would have to spend for their care will no longer come into effect next October - a pledge made by the Government last year.

A study by legal software firm BigHand found that 35 per cent of staff at top London firms and commercial practices were rebelling against 'hybrid working policies'.

Phil Fox, 74, and his wife Julie, 71, have visited 395 Wetherspoons over the years and were 'shocked' to learn of the proposed sale of their local pub.

What is this fiscal black hole, why is it bad enough to warrant this, and is it true that if you tinker with the numbers a bit in the forecasts it goes away?

Two men both went on trial on Thursday in the nearby town of Cahors, charged with involuntary manslaughter. If convicted, they face up to three years in prison and a fine.

The raft of changes have left the average family facing the prospect of being more than £800 a year worse off, with the Chancellor also confirming help with energy bills is due to be reigned in.

Twitter staff were told that all of their offices will be shut until next week effectively immediately - without any explanation as to why.

Christian Dior is the latest to join the legal battle over alleged conwoman Melissa Caddick's fortune. Caddick, 49, disappeared two years ago after ASIC raided her Dover Heights home.

Thomas Richard Marsh, a 60-year-old astrophysicist at the university, was last seen on September 16 near the remote astronomical observatory La Silla on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert.

Two Polish citizens were killed in the strike in the country's east, four miles from the Ukrainian border, as Ukraine continues to defend itself from Russia's invasion.

Payton Gendron, 19, is scheduled to appear in court Monday, according to court records. His lawyers didn't respond to phone messages or emails Thursday and prosecutors declined to comment.

LaToya Cantrell, mayor of New Orleans since 2018, is facing questions over her first class travel with her bodyguard, and his presence in the city-owned apartment she uses.

RICHARD KAY: Somehow it was characteristic that even with his life drawing to a close, Eddie Young should be making time to offer words of reassurance about the welfare of the husband of a close friend.

Miss Hewitt, who held four frontbench roles under Tony Blair, faced scandals before and during her time in government and was suspended from the Labour party in 2010

The sister of one of the University of Idaho students killed in a brutal quadruple murder over the weekend urged any students still at the school to evacuate.

John Ray III, the new CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency firm, was hired on November 11 after the founder Sam Bankman-Fried, 30, was convinced to step down.

Rising prices over the next two years will completely wipe out salary increases built up over the last eight, according to the Government's Budget watchdog.

Collier was last seen on September 10 when she left her Athens home en route to Clarksville, approximately 60 miles away.

Larila the platypus, who lived in the waterways under and through Hobart's CBD in Tasmania, underwent surgery after she was discovered entangled in twine earlier this month.

Adelaide woman Shelley Bridge only noticed the killer creature at the last moment when it suddenly reared its head at her as she put her hands on the wheel just centimetres away.

Hackers have been targeting every day Australians by intercepting invoices from real companies and changing the details on them before sending them to customers.

Abby Paterson and David De Leon were staying in Portland, Oregon for their 'mini moon' when brazen thieves stole their wedding attire and passports.

Elon Musk is set to lose 75 percent of his remaining workforce after hundreds resigned following his 5pm ET deadline for employees to get 'hardcore.'

An Aussie worker triggered a fierce debate online over which jobs in Australia were the most recession proof.

Forecasters believe temperatures will peak across Victoria, Tasmania and southern NSW at just 15C on Monday.

The ABC made a formal complaint about the behaviour of Peter Fray, editor-in-chief of independent publisher Crikey, after he heckled its journalists at the annual Walkley Awards.

The boy was riding his bike with his brother and father when he was struck on Kessels Road, at Macgregor, in Brisbane 's south, about 12.05pm on Thursday. Two men are now in custody.

Sarah Sacuto filed a wrongful lawsuit against the state more than a year after her husband, Milton David Jones, fell 20 feet to his death.

E. Jean Carroll, a former longtime advice columnist for Elle Magazine, is planning to bring a battery lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, who she claims raped her the 1990s.

Buffalo was walloped by a huge snowstorm Thursday night, which brought with it a bizarre phenomenon known as 'thundersnow,' an unusual phenomenon is unique to early season lake-effect snowstorms.

The University of Southern California's Black Student Union invited university students to a free, private screening of the recently released Wakanda Forever, but asked white students not to attend.

ANZ's head of Australian economics David Plank fears the Reserve Bank could raise interest rates even higher with wages growth now above three per cent for the first time since 2013.

Masks are now mandatory in all areas of hospitals across New South Wales as the state goes through an increase in Covid-19 cases.

A woman has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for killing her husband after years of violent abuse, but will be immediately eligible for parole. Jean Herholdt was sentenced on Friday.

Gisele Bundchen started Luz Foundation in 2007 with her then-husband Tom Brady. She was evangelical about its work, saying it was 'why God gave me to do what I can do'.

Deliveroo announced it would immediately cease its operations in Australia and enter voluntary administration at about 5pm on Wednesday but customers have seen its riders in the streets since.

Melbourne man Christopher Collins was recently jailed for stealing more than $100,000 from women he met on dating apps. But he may soon be released from prison after a successful appeal.

Just 35.8 per cent of homes listed for sale in Australia have an asking price under $600,000. That's a huge drop from 52.5 per cent in March 2020, realestate.com.au figures show.

Two young boys have been given a stern talking to by police after they used a pair of painted toy guns and balaclavas to allegedly try and rob a Chemist Warehouse in Victoria last week. 

Emergency services were called to Snap Fitness on Turbot St in Spring Hill, central Brisbane, at 5.47am on Thursday following reports a man had been trapped underneath a weight.

The boy was riding his bike with his brother and father when he was allegedly struck on Kessels Road, at Macgregor, in Brisbane's south, at 12.05pm on Thursday.

The national average price for a gallon of gas is projected to hit $3.68 next Thursday, November 24 as Americans prepare for the feast.

Amir Farsoud, 54, applied for Canada's controversial medical assistance in dying program, known as MAID, after the house where he lives was put on the market. He has since changed his mind.

After two years of budget surplus, the state of California will likely face a $25 billion budget deficit next year driven primarily by high inflation and a weakened economy.

Kari Lake refuses to accept her loss in the Arizona gubernatorial race and hired lawyers to review the results. Lake called winner Katie Hobbs a 'fox' in the 'hen house.'

A nine-year-old boy who died after becoming trapped in a garage door has been farewelled in a traditional Muslim ceremony just days after his tragic death. 

A sign on Australia's famously remote Nullabor Plain in southern Australia that reads 'Last shop for 1000km' has caused shock in a Reddit group.

Danish-owned tugboat giant Svitzer has scrapped its plan to lock its 580 Australian workers out of 17 ports in on Friday in response to growing industrial tensions.

Deliveroo's sudden closure on Wednesday has left thousands of Australians without income and no worker protection to fall back on.

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers on Thursday failed to convince the judge in his rape trial to allow them to read emails sent by one of the accusers, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, asking for Weinstein's advice.

Scott Phillip White had his guilty plea for the murder of US mathematician Scott Johnson in 1988 set aside after the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal found he should have been allowed to withdraw it.

Western Sydney couple Sonya and Phillip were given the shock of their lives after they were informed they owed $4811.79 for the last quarter.

Carnival Cruises have reintroduced mandatory mask wearing on ships after a spike in Covid cases - as health officials call for the return of face coverings across the nation.

The nation's most iconic spread will feature on this year's Royal Australian Mint annual coin set as Vegemite celebrates its 100-year anniversary of being a beloved Aussie icon. 

An South Australian woman who won a $1million dollar Lotto prize says her husband was reluctant to believe her because he thought it was a scam.

'I am required not only permitted, but required, to fly on an FBI plane wherever I go,' Wray said. 'So you were going on vacation,' asked Hawley. 'Yes.'

Anne South safely hoisted her daughter Kirralee and her six-day-old granddaughter into the roof cavity of her home in Eugowra, in central-west NSW, on Monday morning.

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried hired a former chief finance regulator nicknamed 'Crypto Dad' to land a meeting with the chairman of the SEC, DailyMail.com can reveal.

A group of Year 12 students at Murrumba State Secondary College, north of Brisbane, dressed as 'Arabian princes' for muck-up day, with one telling fellow students he was a 'terrorist'.

A judge has blocked the anti-Critical Race Theory law pushed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, which looked to stop 'woke' teachings in colleges and universities.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have no plans to return to Washington DC or politics because they don't want their lives ruined, sources said.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company will continue to layoff workers into the new year in a memo sent around Thursday.

A 32-year-old man was taken to hospital for evaluation on Thursday after walking into the New York Times building around noon with a sword and an axe and asking to speak to reporters.

Princeton University will offer classes next semester on BDSM culture in the black and queer community, body positivity and fetishism. Students are now speaking out against the BDSM course.

The man who murdered his own mom and took pictures with her body has been sentenced to just 20 years in prison after signing a plea deal.

One of the passengers involved in the horrific Sydney smash that put five teenagers in hospital has tragically died of his injuries.

The two University of Idaho students who survived a fatal knife attack that left four of their friends dead can be identified as Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: If the Tory Party stands for anything, surely it is for the virtues of hard work, aspiration and prudence.

MH17 was a passenger flight shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew, including 38 Australians.

University of Virginia suspect Christopher Darnell Jones issued an eerie message to his ex-teammates 'you guys are always messing with me' before allegedly killing them execution style.

In an email, Musk gave all Twitter staff until 5pm ET on Thursday to either click a link confirming their willingness to work 'long hours at high intensity', or leave the company with three months severance.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: On the third anniversary of Prince Andrew's calamitous Newsnight interview, Beatrice's failure to prevent her father from self-destruction has been questioned.

Tim DisPennett, Vermillion County Sheriff Deputy, was teaching a law enforcement course at an Indiana high school when he accidentally shot his gun.

Four children died in an early morning house fire in Northern Iowa, the father and one of the children, narrowly escaped and hospitalized with 'burn related injuries,' fire officials said.

A stony-faced Lauren Hutton is seen in exclusive DailyMail.com photos looking out of sorts while grocery shopping in her LA neighborhood just a few days before her 79th birthday on November 17.

FTX has claimed that formed CE Sam Bankman-Fried gained 'unauthorized access to FTX systems before moving 'digital assets' to Bahamian regulators.

Lt. Mariano Pargas of the Uvalde Police Department has resigned from his position, days before he was likely to be dismissed at a 'special meeting' of the city's council.

Agents from the FBI and the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations raided the homes of the operator of one of the world's most popular Area 51 websites.

The house from Steven Spielberg's 1985 classic The Goonies has just been listed for $1.65million.

A partial foot inside a shoe found floating in a Yellowstone National Park hot spring in August has been identified to be that of 70-year-old California man, Il Hun Ro.

Ticketmaster have cancelled the scheduled public sale of tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras tour on Friday, citing 'high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory.'

Mexican officials are officially probing Shanquella Robinson's death as a homicide after an autopsy revealed her neck was broken and spine severed.

White House slammed Republicans for pushing 'long-debunked conspiracy theories' about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter as they prepare a count offensive to the GOP's return to power.

Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, who allegedly plowed into a group of law enforcement recruits in southern California on Wednesday has been charged with attempted murder.

The longest-serving Democratic Speaker and first woman to hold the gavel was elected to Congress from California in 1987 through a special election.

Mel Gibson will not be taking the stand at Harvey Weinstein's trial, despite the judge ruling that the actor could testify about what he learned from one of the disgraced movie mogul's accusers.

Authorities across the country are growing increasingly cautious after an 80 per cent uptick in Covid cases in some states as mutated variants of the virus run rampant.

Eight former SpaceX employees who were fired for penning and supporting a letter criticizing Elon Musk's tweeting habits filed a lawsuit against the company on Wednesday over their termination.

A border patrol agent has died and two others are 'gravely' injured following a shootout off the coast of Puerto Rico early Thursday morning.

Thursday's reported meeting is his first time facing the committee since Hutchinson's bombshell testimony in late June, though he did speak with the panel shortly before her hearing.

A furry rat was seen window shopping in a luxury leather store, Il Bisonte, in Manhattan's West Village on Wednesday.

Victoria has recorded three new confirmed cases of measles in returned overseas travellers.

A 13-year-old 'hero' ran towards his teacher and urged him to duck for safety when shots were fired during a football game, leaving his friend's mother in hospital.

An Oklahoma death row inmate was executed on his 63rd birthday on Thursday for the torture and murder of his girlfriend's three-year-old son in 1993.

Miguel Almaguer, 45, a correspondent with NBC's Today show, was suspended after he reported what was claimed to be inaccurate information on Paul Pelosi's attack.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has branded FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried a 'liar' who knowingly misappropriated his customer's money.

MARCUS: Fresh off an election that proved a vast majority of Americans believe the country is veering dangerously off-track, Schumer has an idea: Attract more illegal immigrants !immigrants!

A time-honored tradition at CNN to drink bubbles, mixed-spirits and shots during live crosses on New Year's Eve has been put on ice for some anchors and correspondents.

Olivia Malone, 24, a marketing executive, and her boyfriend went out for a Nandos at Trafford Retail Park in Manchester on November 13.

Workers at the social media giant, including contractors working as security guards, have been accused of abusing their access to an account recovery tool known as 'Oops'.

Holmes will be sentenced tomorrow for defrauding investors out of $140million by claiming her Theranos blood test technology would change the world.

Fidelity Investments reported on Thursday that its average 401(k) balance stood at $97,200 at the end of the third quarter, down from $103,800 in June and $126,100 one year ago.

Amazon employees worried about their jobs over reported layoffs looming were axed on Wednesday in a 15-minute, scripted meeting as they now flood LinkedIn asking for help.

Moscow has repeatedly denied responsibility for the 2014 tragedy in which Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine was shot down-killing all 298 passengers and crew.

The Texas teenager who was shot by a San Antonio police officer in a McDonald's parking lot is awake and smiling after six weeks of sedation and an emergency tracheotomy.

The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) being looked after in England has risen by a third in a year, figures show.