An asylum seeker hotel resident is expected to be jailed as he faces a sentencing hearing for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl.

British pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah was released from prison early on Tuesday after being granted a presidential pardon, according to his campaign.

A pensions lifeboat scheme has said it will not charge a levy this year to pension providers, saving £45 million across 5,000 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) ...

Rachel Reeves should cut national insurance and increase income tax to create a “level playing field” and protect workers’ pay, a think tank has said. In a report published on Tuesday, the Resolution ...

The Government hopes the measures can help to unblock stalled developments and contribute to water-saving targets.

Almost a third of girls and young women have avoided taking public transport alone out of fear for their safety, a major survey has found, with more than half reporting feeling unsafe when travelling ...

The final details still need to be agreed among several joint venture partners that will include Oracle and investment firm Silver Lake Partners.

Rachel Reeves has been urged to freeze alcohol duty in her upcoming Budget. An open letter from the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), UK Spirits Alliance, Welsh Whisky Association, English Whisky Guild ...

Nationwide Building Society analysed the premiums that buyers in the three major cities could be paying to live close to stations.

Approvals of major infrastructure projects are at a record level, the Government said. Giving the go-ahead for Gatwick airport’s expansion plan on Sunday brought the total in the second year of this ...

Funding cuts are affecting countries with high HIV rates by creating shortages of community health workers and data collectors, Unaids said.

Sir Richard’s name had been floated among potential contenders to take over as the UK’s top diplomat in the US after Lord Mandelson was sacked.