Economist Lord Jim O'Neill, who has been advising the prime minister, has said he will not be taking a job in Andy Burnham's government. As first reported by, external ...

Long-term borrowing costs in the US eased on Wednesday after the Treasury department announced it would buy back more debt.The move came after the interest rate on 30-year bonds, ...

Andy Burnham has pledged to be the prime minister for the North. But volunteers cleaning up a major plastic spill on the north-east of England coast say his government's ...

Pet flea treatments should be banned from general sale, a Lords committee has urged, after an inquiry raised concerns about their impact on their environment.Spot-on treatments to prevent parasite ...

The leader of the UK Conservatives has said she "would be very worried" about a Plaid Cymru Welsh government getting more powers in Wales.Kemi Badenoch said the demands by ...

Plans to build a massive 20m-high space radar station in Pembrokeshire will be decided by Welsh government ministers.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) wants to build 27 radar dishes at ...

If the government has to set aside more cash for paying debts and interest, it may have less to spend on public services.Some economists fear the government is borrowing ...

The government borrowed slightly less than expected in June, according to official figures published as new prime minister Andy Burnham began setting out measures to cut living costs for ...

The Irish government has apologised to the victims of a paedophile in the Dáil (lower house of Irish parliament) on Tuesday.Bill Kenneally was the perpetrator of one of the ...

Reynolds said on Tuesday that she did not want a scenario where Thames Water customers had to "pick up the bill for the company's failures".She told reporters that the ...

Paul Silver the CEO of developer and site owner Dorchester Living said he welcomed McLean's "proactive approach in calling for a co-ordinated, multi-agency response to PFAS". "This is a ...

Chinese e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba has launched a high-stakes legal challenge against the US government, suing to get off a Pentagon blacklist that claims it is linked to ...