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

India’s navy has launched a submarine, a destroyer and a frigate, underlining the importance of protecting its crucial Indian ...

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

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

Bangladesh’s supreme court has acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her. The move paves the way for her to run in elections that an interim government says ...

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

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

Emma Raducanu’s second-round match at the Australian Open will pit her against a friend who also knows the pitfalls of teenage stardom.

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 ...

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka survived a first Australian Open test, but last year’s beaten finalist Zheng Qinwen suffered a shock second-round exit. The Chinese star reached her first grand slam ...

Graham Potter won his first league game with West Ham, Manchester City dropped points and Aston Villa signed Donyell Malen.