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Public finances on unsustainable path due to spending promises says OBR

The UK’s state finances are on an “unsustainable” path due to a raft of public spending promises the Government “cannot afford” in the longer term, the boss of UK’s official forecaster has warned.

Public inquiry into Southport murders will identify changes urgently needed

A public inquiry into the murders of three girls at a Southport dance class will identify changes that urgently need to be made to protect the most vulnerable from other “horrors”, the chairman has said.

Resident doctors vote in favour of strike action

The NHS could face six months of disruption after resident doctors in England voted in favour of strike action.

Dozens thought about suicide due to Post Office Horizon scandal

Dozens of people contemplated suicide because of their experiences of the Post Office Horizon scandal, an official report has found.

Macron arrives in UK promising co operation on issues including migration

French president Emmanuel Macron promised “concrete, effective and lasting” co-operation on migration

Tory grandee Norman Tebbit dies aged 94

Tory former Cabinet minister Lord Norman Tebbit has died aged 94, his son said.

Public inquiry begins into horrific Southport murders

The public inquiry into the murders of three young girls in Southport last summer will begin later on.

Near Dickensian poverty levels for some children in England

Some young people in England are living in an “almost-Dickensian level of poverty”, the Children’s Commissioner said as she insisted the two-child benefit limit must be scrapped.

Overwhelming levels of drugs destabilising prisons watchdog warns

Criminal gangs are using drones to drop packages of up to 10 kilograms of drugs into prisons where the overwhelming amount of drugs is destabilising jails, a watchdog chief has warned.

Victims of July 7 attacks remembered 20 years on with service at St Pauls

The Prime Minister and Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were among those who gathered to mark the 20th anniversary of the July 7 London bombings at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Society struggling to respond to link between smartphones and youth extremism

Society is “grasping at straws” in how to deal with more young people being drawn into extremism due to the availability of smartphones, the terror laws watchdog has said.

July 7 attacks were watershed moment for head of Mets counter terrorism squad

The July 7 2005 attacks were a watershed moment for the now-head of the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism squad, who drove to London to help in the aftermath of the atrocities and remained in the capital for the next two decades.

First responders share horror over July 7 atrocities

A first responder has recalled the “pinch in the stomach” moment they realised the seriousness of the July 7 bombings 20 years on.

Horrors of July 7 bombings will never be forgotten King tells nation

The King has called on the nation to remember the “extraordinary courage and compassion” in the face of the horrors of the July 7 bombings.

Lando Norris wins his first British Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri pays the penalty

Cricket India close on victory

Ben Stokes falls on brink of lunch

Jet2 to reveal jump in profits amid rise in last minute bookings

Jet2 is expected to deliver stronger profits for the past year amid a jump in holidaymakers booking last-minute trips.

NI theatre and dance productions to be spotlighted at Edinburgh Fringe

Three works created by Northern Ireland theatre, dance and arts organisations will be spotlighted as part of an event at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.

Ministers pushed ahead too fast on welfare reform says Phillipson

Ministers “pushed ahead too fast” and “didn’t listen enough” on welfare reform, the Education Secretary has said.

Ministers pushed ahead too fast on welfare reform Phillipson

- according to the Education Secretary.