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What is a freeport? New UK economic zones explained (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer Freeports explained - how tax break hubs work and where they’ll be

Suella Braverman listens on as prime minister Rishi Sunak announces the Illegal Migration Bill
Suella Braverman listens on as prime minister Rishi Sunak announces the Illegal Migration Bill

Deportation flights to Rwanda could be started “by the summer”

Domestic abusers who kill their partners or ex-partners will face longer in prison (Photo: Adobe)
Domestic abusers who kill their partners or ex-partners will face longer in prison (Photo: Adobe)

Killers with history of coercive behaviour face tougher sentences

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in Iran for six years (images: PA/Adobe)
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in Iran for six years (images: PA/Adobe)

Who is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - and why was she detained in Iran?

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe
Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever

Thousands of Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the UK since the start of the war.
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the UK since the start of the war.

Ukraine Russia war one year on – what happened to Ukrainian refugees

A picture of the alleged ‘spy balloon’ captured by the Billings Gazette (Photo: Billings Gazette)
A picture of the alleged ‘spy balloon’ captured by the Billings Gazette (Photo: Billings Gazette)

PM vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ to keep UK safe from spy balloons

Children eat bread as they sit under a cover in the southeastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)
Children eat bread as they sit under a cover in the southeastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Government to match £5m in donations for Turkey earthquake appeal

Lee Anderson said “nobody has ever committed a crime after being executed” (Photo: Parliament UK)
Lee Anderson said “nobody has ever committed a crime after being executed” (Photo: Parliament UK)

New Tory deputy chairman says he’d support return of death penalty

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, in Berlin, Germany.
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, in Berlin, Germany.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2023: meaning of the words Holocaust and Shoah

Jeremy Hunt is reportedly in favour of raising the retirement age to 68 in the mid-2030s (Photo: Getty Images)
Jeremy Hunt is reportedly in favour of raising the retirement age to 68 in the mid-2030s (Photo: Getty Images)

Millions set to work longer under plans to raise retirement age to 68

The Scottish parliament passed the Gender Recognition Reform bill in December 2022.
The Scottish parliament passed the Gender Recognition Reform bill in December 2022.

Analysis What the Gender Recognition Bill row means for Scottish independence

Alireza Akbari’s family have warned that authorities in Iran are preparing to execute him. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
Alireza Akbari’s family have warned that authorities in Iran are preparing to execute him. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Iran sentences British-Iranian citizen to death

Rishi Sunak is poised to announce legislation which would curb the right to strike (Photo: Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak is poised to announce legislation which would curb the right to strike (Photo: Getty Images)

Anti-strike laws could allow employers to sue unions and sack staff

Some people are resorting to DIY medical treatments because they cannot get a face-to-face GP appointment (Photo: Getty Images)
Some people are resorting to DIY medical treatments because they cannot get a face-to-face GP appointment (Photo: Getty Images)

Patients turning to ‘DIY medicine’ because they’re unable to see a GP

Full abortion services are to be set up in Northern Ireland.
Full abortion services are to be set up in Northern Ireland.

Full abortion services to be formally set up in Northern Ireland

Matt Hancock broke government rules on post-ministerial jobs by not consulting the anti-corruption watchdog (Photo: ITV)
Matt Hancock broke government rules on post-ministerial jobs by not consulting the anti-corruption watchdog (Photo: ITV)

Matt Hancock broke government rules over I’m A Celebrity appearance

Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)
Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

How the pension triple lock works and what’s happening to it

David Ballantyne Smith (left) and the British embassy in Germany (right). Picture: PA/Getty
David Ballantyne Smith (left) and the British embassy in Germany (right). Picture: PA/Getty

British embassy guard admits to spying for Russia

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has come under fire for comments he made ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. Credit: Getty Images
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has come under fire for comments he made ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. Credit: Getty Images

Cleverly urges LGBT fans to be ‘respectful’ of Qatar at World Cup

The ten shortest serving Premier League managers in history

National Grid have warned that some parts of the country may experience planned blackouts amid fears that power plant will not be able to run at full capacity. (Credit: Getty Images)
National Grid have warned that some parts of the country may experience planned blackouts amid fears that power plant will not be able to run at full capacity. (Credit: Getty Images)

Government planning for blackouts but they remain ‘unlikely’

Prime Minister Liz Truss is keen to roll out dozens of investment zones, where businesses will be offered a range of tax breaks and planning rules will be relaxed
Prime Minister Liz Truss is keen to roll out dozens of investment zones, where businesses will be offered a range of tax breaks and planning rules will be relaxed

Liz Truss proposes ‘windfall tax’ cap on renewable energy firm profits

A Supreme Court case will judge whether Scotland can hold a legal referendum next year. (Credit: Getty Images)
A Supreme Court case will judge whether Scotland can hold a legal referendum next year. (Credit: Getty Images)

Scottish Indyref2: what is Supreme Court case about?

Six million people to receive £150 cost of living disability payment

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How the UK compares to European nations on cost of living response

Liz Truss pledged to roll back plans to ban BOGOF offers on junk food if she becomes Prime Minister, according to the Daily Mail
Liz Truss pledged to roll back plans to ban BOGOF offers on junk food if she becomes Prime Minister, according to the Daily Mail

‘Unbelievable’: doctors slam Liz Truss over junk food tax comments

UK government and political organisations have spent over £15m on Meta advertising since Nov 2018
UK government and political organisations have spent over £15m on Meta advertising since Nov 2018

Revealed: Government and political parties spent £15m on Meta adverts

More than 10,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel since the UK Government’s Rwanda immigration policy was announced in April.
More than 10,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel since the UK Government’s Rwanda immigration policy was announced in April.

Rwanda plan 100 days on: 10,000 migrants cross English Channel

Rishi Sunak’s tax row backlash explained - who is wife Akshata Murty?

Health unions have reacted to the Government’s NHS pay rise announcement
Health unions have reacted to the Government’s NHS pay rise announcement

‘A grave misstep by ministers’: health unions react to NHS pay rise

Dylan Healy who has reportedly been charged by Russian forces in Ukraine. SWNS
Dylan Healy who has reportedly been charged by Russian forces in Ukraine. SWNS

Two more Britons in Ukraine charged with being mercenaries

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set out the roadmap to a new Scottish Independence vote. (Credit: Getty Images)
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has set out the roadmap to a new Scottish Independence vote. (Credit: Getty Images)

Nicola Sturgeon launches roadmap to Scottish Independence vote

Nicola Sturgeon has launched the campaign to hold the second Scottish Independence referendum. (Credit: Getty Images)
Nicola Sturgeon has launched the campaign to hold the second Scottish Independence referendum. (Credit: Getty Images)

SNP launch campaign for second independence referendum

The Universal Credit changes affect how much of the benefit is removed once the claimant earns earns money above their work allowance (image: Shutterstock)
The Universal Credit changes affect how much of the benefit is removed once the claimant earns earns money above their work allowance (image: Shutterstock)

What is Universal Credit? How much can you earn and still get UC

Gatwick Airport PCR testing: how to book an on-site Covid test
Gatwick Airport PCR testing: how to book an on-site Covid test

What Covid tests can I get at Gatwick? How much they cost, how to book

Andrew Fahie the Premier of the Virgin Islands has been detained in the US for alleged drug trafficking.
Andrew Fahie the Premier of the Virgin Islands has been detained in the US for alleged drug trafficking.

Andrew Fahie: who is the detained British Virgin Islands premier?

Asylum seekers coming to the UK will be sent to Rwanda for processing.
Asylum seekers coming to the UK will be sent to Rwanda for processing.

How many refugees come to the UK - and where do they come from?

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made changes to the Personal Allowance for the 2021/22 financial year. (Pic: Getty)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made changes to the Personal Allowance for the 2021/22 financial year. (Pic: Getty)

Tax codes: full list of UK tax codes for 2022/23 and what they mean

Chelsea could be sold ‘this month’.
Chelsea could be sold ‘this month’.

Chelsea next owner: Mohammed El Khereiji net worth as sale tipped

Arrivals at RAF Brize Norton who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, via the UAE, under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Program (ARAP) during Op PITTING.
Arrivals at RAF Brize Norton who have been evacuated from Afghanistan, via the UAE, under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Program (ARAP) during Op PITTING.

Exclusive: Labour areas resettling more refugees than Tory patches

UK companies with 250 or more employees have to reveal how much more they pay men than women
UK companies with 250 or more employees have to reveal how much more they pay men than women

Revealed: 20 big name UK firms with huge gender pay gaps

What would happen in the event of a nuclear attack on the UK?

Day 2 PCR test at home: is it safe to take a day 2 test at home
Day 2 PCR test at home: is it safe to take a day 2 test at home

PCR testing: the cheapest reliable Covid tests for home use

The Government has unveiled plans that will make it easier to overhaul “outdated” EU laws copied over after Brexit (Getty Images)
The Government has unveiled plans that will make it easier to overhaul “outdated” EU laws copied over after Brexit (Getty Images)

Brexit Freedoms Bill: Boris Johnson plan to ditch EU laws and backlash

The Prime Minister’s former aide has hit the headlines once again after he accused Boris Johnson of lying in parliament. (Credit: Getty)
The Prime Minister’s former aide has hit the headlines once again after he accused Boris Johnson of lying in parliament. (Credit: Getty)

What is Dominic Cummings doing now?

The ex-director general of the UK’s Covid Taskforce has apologised for attending a ‘leaving drinks’ held in the Cabinet Office (pictured) during the winter lockdown. (Credit: Shutterstock)
The ex-director general of the UK’s Covid Taskforce has apologised for attending a ‘leaving drinks’ held in the Cabinet Office (pictured) during the winter lockdown. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Ex-Covid Taskforce boss apologises for ‘leaving drinks’ in lockdown

The WHO named the new Covid variant Omicron - the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (image: Shutterstock)
The WHO named the new Covid variant Omicron - the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (image: Shutterstock)

Why is Covid variant called Omicron and not Epsilon?

Brian Pinker, 82, was the first person to receive the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine (Picture: Steve Parsons/WPA pool/Getty Images)
Brian Pinker, 82, was the first person to receive the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine (Picture: Steve Parsons/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Covid: UK marks one year anniversary of AstraZeneca vaccine

No new Covid restrictions will be announced ahead of Christmas Day, Boris Johnson has confirmed. (Credit: Getty)
No new Covid restrictions will be announced ahead of Christmas Day, Boris Johnson has confirmed. (Credit: Getty)

PM confirms no new restrictions to be introduced before Christmas Day

People across England have had difficulty booking PCR tests
People across England have had difficulty booking PCR tests

Why there is a shortage of PCR test bookings in parts of the UK

The UK’s Covid-19 alert level has been raised to level four - but what exactly does this mean for the country? (Credit: Getty)
The UK’s Covid-19 alert level has been raised to level four - but what exactly does this mean for the country? (Credit: Getty)

UK’s Covid level four explained - and how government alert levels work

Nearly 20 million people in England have received a booster dose.
Nearly 20 million people in England have received a booster dose.

The 15 areas of England that are falling behind on booster jabs

Every adult in the country will be offered a booster jab by the end of January.
Every adult in the country will be offered a booster jab by the end of January.

Exclusive: How England’s booster rollout is actually slowing

Birmingham Airport PCR testing: how to book an on-site PCR test
Birmingham Airport PCR testing: how to book an on-site PCR test

Birmingham Airport PCR testing: how to book an on-site PCR test

12 to 15-year-olds will start receiving their second doses of Covid vaccine in December (image: Getty Images)
12 to 15-year-olds will start receiving their second doses of Covid vaccine in December (image: Getty Images)

Covid travel pass: fully vaccinated young teens to get travel document