Councillors were recommended to approve the plan but decided to defer the decision to give residents more time to comment.

Parents who want to homeschool their children face having to get permission from their local council, if their child is at risk of harm, according to plans in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill ...

Kallum Pickering, chief economist at brokerage Peel Hunt, said: “If bond yields rise further, Reeves may be forced to make the economically damaging decision of further increasing taxes or cutting ...

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been disqualified from driving for 56 days and ordered to pay £1,052 after he admitted driving at 85mph in a 50mph limit. The 31-year-old was caught ...