Council tax bills are set to rise at their fastest rate for two decades in the wake of Rachel Reeves’ spending review, according to the head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Inspector Moloy Campbell told a court how he was injured as he tried to detain Marcus Arduini Monzo in north-east London in April last year.

Amy Pugh overpowered her estranged husband Kyle Pugh and attacked him before calling 999 and claiming he had inflicted the injuries on himself.

Rescue teams in South Africa have started a third day searching for missing people after floods devastated parts of the rural Eastern Cape province and left at least 57 dead. Authorities said they ...

The revenue body has faced criticism and questions over why MPs were not told earlier about a breach affecting around 100,000 taxpayers.

Judge Michael Bowes KC set the trial date for November 10 with a plea and trial preparation hearing for July 10.