Influential Labour figures had been pushing for equalising CGT and income tax, but critics have said this could drive wealthy people out of Britain.

The changes come after concerns that penalties issued by private providers are too harsh and leave motorists unfairly punished.

The families of the victims of Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane had been campaigning for the change.

Small firms cite labour costs as a key factor in scaling back hiring, the Office for National Statistics says.

A report finds women who were forced into prostitution as teenagers, advertised online, drugged and moved through cities.