Covid fraud and error cost taxpayers £10.9bn, report will say
Business 2025-12-08 00:00
A lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid support schemes is expected to be highlighted in the report.
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
World 2025-12-08 00:00
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
Rayner will make return to cabinet, says Starmer
Politics 2025-12-07 23:00
The prime minister says his "hugely talented" former deputy will one day return to government.
Chernobyl radiation shield 'lost safety function' after drone strike, UN watchdog says
World 2025-12-07 22:00
The protective shield at the site of the 1986 disaster has lost its main safety function, the IAEA says.
Katy Perry goes Instagram official with Justin Trudeau
World 2025-12-07 21:00
The pop star posted a string of photographs of herself and the former Canadian Prime Minster.
Wham-ageddon: Can a new song really become Christmas number one?
Entertainment & Arts 2025-12-07 18:00
This Christmas, to save you from tears, there’s some genuine competition, our music correspondent finds.
Soldiers in Benin say they have seized power from President Talon
World 2025-12-07 18:00
A message from the French embassy in Benin said gunfire had been reported near the residence of the president.
Iceland boss Richard Walker to become Labour peer, sources say
Business 2025-12-07 17:00
The supermarket chair quit the Conservative Party to throw his support behind Sir Keir Starmer.
Young people on benefits to be offered construction and hospitality work
Business 2025-12-07 17:00
The government says it will fund training and work experience for 350,000 not in work or education.
King and Queen reveal this year's Christmas card
Entertainment & Arts 2025-12-07 16:00
The card features of photograph of the royal couple taken in April during their state visit to Italy.
