The civil service will be told to slash more than £2bn a year from its budget by the end of the decade as part of
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Heavy showers, hail and thunder forecast to hit UK
Heavy showers, hail and thunder are forecast to hit the UK days after the warmest spring equinox in more than 50 years. There was torrential
All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns
Living standards for all UK families are set to fall by 2030, with those on the lowest incomes declining twice as fast as middle and
Energy secretary orders investigation into Heathrow disruption – as it happened
Heathrow closure. In a statement posted online, he said: The loss of power to the Heathrow area has caused major disruption to thousands of people
‘Wake-up call’: ministers launch urgent investigation into Heathrow shutdown
The government has launched an urgent investigation into the power shutdown that crippled Heathrow airport, with experts warning it was a “wake-up call” about vulnerabilities
Falconer ‘extremely close’ to catching hawk attacking Hertfordshire villagers
It stole two woolly hats from the head of a 91-year-old pensioner. It clawed a jogger’s scalp and left him reeling. It is said to
Heathrow partially reopens after fire that caused power cut and travel chaos
Downing Street has said there are “questions to answer” after a fire at an electrical substation closed down London Heathrow airport, stopping more than 1,350
Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies in Surrey aged 86
Oleg Gordievsky, the UK’s most significant cold war double agent inside the KGB, has died at his home in Surrey aged 86. Gordievsky, who would
Heathrow closure: airport resumes some flights today and hopes for full Saturday service – as it happened
Heathrow airport without electricity. Flights have resumed to and from Heathrow airport, after National Grid found “an interim solution”. Some passengers travelled for over 32
Reeves to raise spectre of Liz Truss to persuade Labour MPs to accept cuts
Rachel Reeves will raise the spectre of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget in the lead-up to next week’s spring statement as she tries to persuade her