The yield on gilts is a proxy for the effective interest rate on public borrowing – meaning that rising yields equal higher borrowing costs.

The number of pupils in England off school without permission increased ahead of the Christmas holidays, figures suggest. Data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows that the unauthorised ...

A celebrity osteopath who has pleaded guilty to three counts of voyeurism is under further police investigation after the discovery of more recording devices, a court has heard.

Plans for sanctions on the finances of people-smuggling networks will ‘prevent, combat, deter and disrupt irregular migration’, Mr Lammy said.

Slegers, previously an assistant under ex-Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall, remains in the interim role and will take charge when the Gunners host Bristol City in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday.

Shares plunged as boss Stuart Machin also cautioned of an ‘uncertain’ economic picture, taking the shine off bumper Christmas trading.

Scottish Labour abstaining in the vote on the Scottish Government’s Budget amounts to the “cheapest” deal on the tax and spending plans since devolution, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has ...

Hundreds of schools have been closed across northern Scotland amid a weather warning for snow and ice which has been extended until Friday. The Met Office yellow weather warning covers Aberdeen, ...

NHS England has published its latest monthly performance data for hospitals, along with this week’s snapshot of winter virus ...

Virgil van Dijk insisted Liverpool would not use Lucas Bergvall’s contentious late winner for Tottenham as motivation ahead of next month’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg.

The Treasury has said UK financial markets are functioning “in an orderly way” despite the pound plunging to its lowest level for over a year after a rout in the bond markets. Government borrowing ...