The tie-up, announced in May, will create a banking giant with millions of customers and about £89 billion worth of assets.

The prosecutions, brought by Northern Rail and TransPennine Express, were declared ‘null and void’ during a hearing at ...

At least 13 people have died in eastern Uganda after landslides buried 40 homes in six villages, officials said. The Uganda Red Cross Society said 13 bodies have been recovered and the rescue effort ...

The UK’s asylum system now costs £5 billion – the highest level of spending on record and up by more than a third in a year. Home Office spending on asylum rose by £1.43 billion, up 36% from £3.95 ...

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said Parliament needs adequate time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.

Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out on the benefit.