Hundreds of shoplifting cases have gone unsolved every day, with the number of unsolved incidents rising by more than 40,000 over the past year. New figures show that 289,464 cases of shoplifting... Read more »

The government is considering a new national property tax as the first step towards a radical shake-up of stamp duty and council tax. The discussions taking place at the Treasury – revealed... Read more »

Ministers have vowed to give victims of sexual violence “the justice they deserve” as figures showed that growing numbers of sentences for such crimes in England and Wales were being referred back... Read more »

Nicola Sturgeon’s month-long promotional tour for her memoir Frankly comes to an end this Friday at the Southbank Centre in London, the city, according to one of many carefully placed publication interviews,... Read more »

The call was unexpected but it brought good news: Bruce Stanwyck* was told that the monthly payments for his O2 phone contract would be reduced from £19 to £12 if he switched... Read more »

The measure of a political party’s failure lies not in how many agnostics and opponents it fails to convert, but in how many loyalists it fails to preserve. The endorsement of new,... Read more »

MPs have raised the alarm about a rise in abuse linked to debates around immigration, with some reporting levels of online harassment and death threats worse than during the Brexit years. The... Read more »

Iain Watson Political correspondent PA Media The government is planning an overhaul of the asylum appeals system as it tries to cut the number of migrants staying in hotels while they await... Read more »

Brian Elwood Brian Elwood’s charity walk has grown into a bigger initiative A Belfast funeral director is trying to save lives by helping people improve their mental health. Brian Elwood has created... Read more »