International Distribution Services said Royal Mail’s revenues lifted 2.4 in the three months to the end of December.

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 2.5 in December from 2.6 in November, the Office for National Statistics said.

The group said last month it was facing an extra £32 million in wage costs from Budget measures and that price rises would be ‘inevitable’.

Avanti West Coast provided 215 excursions for 5,250 schoolchildren aged between four and 18 through its Feel Good Field Trips initiative.

The preservation works on the 900-year-old Bungay Castle in Suffolk are still on-going, and now expected to continue into 2026.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said she will ‘fight every day’ to improve people’s living standards.

A marshland nature reserve built with the help of more than three million tonnes of soil from the Crossrail scheme is to be expanded. RSPB Wallasea Island, in Essex, includes vast amounts of material ...

Common problems caused by potholes include damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels.

The price of coffee on international commodity markets hit its highest level on record last month, with the price for Arabica beans, which account for two thirds of global production, reaching $3.44 ...

Annual house price growth accelerated to reach 3.3% in November, according to official figures. The annual growth rate ticked up from 3.0% in October, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showed.

Parents’ poor mental health has become the most common factor in children’s social care assessments in England, according to a report which saw it cited more often than domestic abuse for the first ...

The Times, Daily Mail, The Guardian and The Independent all report Ms Siddiq quit after the ministerial standards watchdog said it was “regrettable” she was “not more alert” to the reputational risk ...