Businesses have said the lack of VAT-free shopping has damaged economic growth at a time when firms are grappling with higher costs.

Labour has renewed its “war on motorists” by dropping plans to limit new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and 20mph zones.

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This week the chancellor of the exchequer was in Northern Ireland, where she talked about the importance of our defence ...

Bodhana Sivanandan, a 10-year-old chess sensation of Indian origin based in London, has etched her name in the history books by becoming the youngest female player ever to defeat a grandmaster.

Tighter pre-appointment checks for those with partisan views are needed, the MP (pictured) for Newark, Nottinghamshire, said.

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At 10 years, five months and three days, Sivanandan broke the record set by American Carissa Yip, who was 10 years, 11 months ...

Out of the 78 prizes handed out in the three categories — classical, rapid and blitz — across the five age group events from Under-8 to Under-16, as many as 26 podium finishes — about one third — were ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has congratulated the Billau family for 25 years of running The Heifer, a village pub and restaurant in Scorton, ...

Northern Powerhouse Rail must be delivered, the Liberal Democrats have said, with the party calling it “essential for improving transport across the North and unlocking growth”.