The Home Secretary told peers she experienced 'push-back' from officials when she was appointed two years ago. She indicated officials were resistant as she attempted to bring in reforms.

Rishi Sunak was pictured surrounded by crowds of drinkers outside the Two Chairmen in Westminster on Wednesday evening after delivering his speech in the House of Commons in the afternoon.

In response, Downing Street vowed to retaliate against Paris if it goes ahead with the 'disappointing and disproportionate' threat to impose sanctions.

Residents accused The King's Head in Great Cornard, Suffolk, of 'triggering' people who may have lost loved ones to suicide after it strung up a life-size figure of a man hanging from a noose

David Harker and Glyn Razzell have been refused release after laws came into force earlier this year in to make it harder for killers to get parole if they refuse to reveal where they hid their victim's body.

The sister of fugitive 'drug kingpin' and restauranteur Mostafa Baluch who bragged about having $30million in savings and running the country's cocaine market believes he has been kidnapped.

The 39-year-old, from Essex, who has not been named, was said to be an 'experienced' driver however during a routine blood test, it is alleged that traces of cocaine were found.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's decision to keep fuel duty frozen at 57.95p a litre for petrol and diesel, as it has been for the last 11 years, comes as prices continue to hit record highs.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given thousands of New Zealanders who work in customer service roles one month to get vaccinated or risk getting the sack.

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries welcomed the news of a new Beatles attraction in Liverpool with puns on social media, saying that it was 'something to Twist And Shout about.'

The 74-year-old was speaking at a reception in London to launch the Shameless! Festival. Among the listeners was Carrie Johnson, the wife of the Prime Minister.

The Chancellor has increased Air Passenger Duty (APD) for flights of over 5,500 miles, which includes places such as Australia, South Africa and Japan.

UK ministers will meet on Thursday to consider removing the final seven countries, including Colombia and Venezuela, from the red list - effectively ending hotel quarantine - reports say.

Rishi Sunak announced a series of changes for next year, including the cancellation of next year's increase in the rates multiplier and a 50% cut to next year's rates for shops, pubs and gyms.

The Government's financial watchdog today warned a 'wage spiral' or energy shock could drive inflation to a three-decade high of 5.4 per cent next year.

The 'brushing' con by crooked Amazon sellers creates fake sales which are followed by a flood of bogus positive reviews. Which? estimates over a million homes in the UK may have been targeted.

The Layla singer's instrument will go under the hammer in the US alongside almost 1,000 items owned by stars including Led Zeppelin, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley.

An amber alert has been issued for parts of Scotland and the north-west of England ahead of a huge downpour due this evening. The Met Office is warning of potentially lethal flooding.

The farming reality show star and best selling author gave the impression she and her husband were still together as she talked about her 'idyllic life' on a remote sheep farm.

The Queen - who is known for her love of horseback riding and as an avid racing fan - has not been out on a horse since she took a summer break to Scotland, according to reports.

The Chancellor announced that the taper rate of Universal Credit will be cut by 8% 'within weeks', bringing it down from 63% to 55%.

Sir Patrick said he wants green choices to be the 'easy choice' because they are convenient and affordable, but said people can make a difference at an 'individual level'.

In a scathing email to hundreds of National Highways staff, an operator warned it is 'only a matter of time until someone is seriously hurt or killed as a direct result' of the chaotic system.

Boycotts will take place in dozens of cities across the UK tonight including in Brighton, Manchester, Nottingham and Bristol in a bid to urge venues to do more to protect women from spiking.

The 21-year-old versatile Adelaide United star released a lengthy and emotional clip on social saying he has been 'hiding who he is' and 'living a double life'.

Anna Semlyen, 51 set up Anna's Authentic Arts during the first lockdown and got into revealing positions whilst reciting 'erotic poetry' in her bedroom wearing scantily clad outfits..

EXCLUSIVE: Department of Health data suggests Covid cases in 5 to 19-year-olds in England peaked on Tuesday before schools broke up for half-term. Scientists said it was possible.

Frankie Smith, 20, developed an 'obsession' with her new girlfriend Savanah Brockhill, 28, at the expense of her daughter, Star Hobson, a judge at Bradford Crown Court heard.

Department of Health bosses posted another 43,941 new infections today, down 10.6 per cent on last week's total of 49,139. But the number of people dying with Covid has continued to increase.

Several police units and ambulance crews rushed to the scene of the crash in Carluke, Clydesdale, at around 3.10pm on Wednesday. The woman is believed to be in her 20s.

Lincolnshire County Council has been slammed for forking out taxpayer's cash on replacing stones with ones that are just 5cm thicker in Stamford.

Spending on beef, lamb and pork in British butchers jumped by 28 per cent to £338.5 million in 2020 and grew even more in 2021 where sales rose £438million, according to research from Kantar.

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, six, was allegedly killed after suffering systemic abuse which matched the 'medical definition of child torture', including being deprived of food, made to stand for 14 hours a day.

The Prime Minister was joined by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab and Health Secretary Sajid Javid in covering his face in the Commons at Prime Ministers Questions.

Rishi Sunak claimed the Conservatives are the 'party of public services' as he hailed a £150billion splurge in this parliament.

The vessel was salvaged in 1982, having spent some four centuries on the seabed of the Solent, off the coast of the Isle of Wight, where she sank on July 19, 1545 in a battle against the French fleet.

More than 8,000 people have signed an open letter to the BBC after journalist Caroline Lowbridge wrote an article about lesbians who felt pressured into having sex with trans women.

Irmgard Furchner, who has been dubbed the secretary of evil' had knowledge of all of the events at Stutthoff concentration camp, prosecutor Maxi Wantzen told a courtroom in Itzehoe, Germany.

Rishi Sunak attempted to patch up the Government's relationship with Parliament after he received a pre-Budget telling off for releasing details of his statement ahead of time.

EXCLUSIVE: The Our Yorkshire Farm stars released a joint statement saying 'like any marriage we have our stresses and strains'.

Antony Ryan, 43, who grew up in the Merseyside city, said he felt 'insulted' after being told to 'calm down, calm down' by Margaret Robertson at Shetland coach firm R Robertson & Son.

Dale Garlick, 29, appeared at Tameside Magistrates' Court today after he was accused of spiking and raping a female victim while she partied with friends in a club in Stalybridge, Manchester.

Speaking to Podcast royal, biographer Andrew Morton claimed Prince Harry, 37, was 'taking on the world' after 'struggling with the loss of his mother' before meeting Meghan Markle.

Author Tom Bower told Closer the Duke, 37 and Duchess of Sussex, 40, would regret their 'poisonous choice' of cutting ties with their relatives when their kids grow up without a family.

The 50-year-old journalist and newsreader will appear on the flagship morning programme from Monday to Wednesday, alongside Dan Walker, Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt.

Hospitality and restaurant bosses are holding their breath for Rishi Sunak's Budget today in hope he delivers something to help prop up their industry.

The Duke of Cambridge is understood to be deeply frustrated by broadcasters who have cashed in on the interview, in which Diana infamously said, 'There were three of us in this marriage'.

If COP26 conference attendees get out and about, they might be heartened by Glasgow's glorious green spaces, from the Botanic Gardens to a 'ghost' football ground that went bust in the 60s...

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King's College London researchers estimated there were 92,953 people falling ill with the virus on average across the UK last week, up 14 per cent on the previous seven days.

The French Maritime Ministry said two English ships were fined during checks off Le Havre yesterday and one of them was detained as it 'did not have a licence to fish in their waters'.

Jonathan Neame, chief executive of Shepherd Neame, said the company would pass on the 3p a pint duty cut on kegs it sells to pubs but this would do little to ease the hit on drinkers' wallets.

Airline bosses have reacted with fury over the Government's plan to slap a £91 passenger duty (APD) on flights to far flung destinations such as Australia, east Asia and South America from 2023.

Simon Meredith, 53, was stopped at the wheel of his black Maserati in Salford, Greater Manchester, after officers suspected he was speeding on August 14.

Greenfingered Patricia Langley, 71, claims her solicitor ex-partner Lucian Milburn, 72, was behind a post-breakup 'slash and burn' attack on her garden in the Camden flat that they once shared.

England's chief scientific adviser said the Prime Minister must not be complacent but act to introduce restrictions at the first sign that Covid cases are rising.

The Prime Minister on Tuesday announced Australia would adopt a net zero by 2050 target to help the world combat global warming, just days before key climate talks in the UK.

The man expected to fill the role of Queensland's top doctor Jeannette Young has mysteriously pulled out of the job due to 'personal reasons'.

A company-wide email sent on Tuesday night told staff to 'preserve internal documents and communications since 2016' in a move known as a 'legal hold'.

Facebook's rules ban praise and support of a mass shooter, and so posts backing the Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse in August 2020 were removed.

The Dartmoor National Park Authority are planning a series of changes to their by-laws following a spate of bad behaviour by visitors to the beauty spot during the pandemic.

Jacinda Arden's government has unveiled plans to slash returnees' 14-day hotel quarantine in half in November amid growing pressure from New Zealanders stranded overseas.

Hotel quarantine is New Zealand has been halved from two weeks to one week for fully-vaccinated travellers. A small list of nations - not including Australia - can also travel quarantine free.

The head of the police watchdog said 37 per cent of the Met's staff in 2018-19 did not have up-to-date security vetting, around the same time Wayne Couzens joined the force in September 2018.

Gladys Berejiklian tells Daryl Maguire 'I'll throw money at Wagga, don't you worry about that' in phone call tapped by ICAC.

A NSW cop has safely re-homed the pet rooster of a young boy in Sydney's south west battling stage four leukaemia after Fairfield Council gave the family 10 days to get rid of it over noise complaints.

The Chancellor poured cash into hospitals and Boris Johnson's 'levelling up' agenda - declaring the Tories were now 'the real party of public services'.

Motorists in Glasgow were stranded by floodwater on the roads with some roads shut and drivers parking on the central reservation to escape the rising water levels, while speed limits were imposed on rail lines.

City employees have warned New Yorkers that Mayor de Blasio's vaccine mandate will lead to a personnel shortage and chaotic effects on departments' ability to provide city services.

Gladys Berejiklian's gun for hire at the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Barrister Sophie Callan SC, finally got the chance to go after her secret former lover Daryl Maguire.

Tradies have filmed the astonishing moment an Uber Eats delivery rider undid their hard work by riding over a new concrete driveway freshly laid moments before.

In a plot worthy of a hit heist movie, the gang managed to evade the tightest of security and plunder jewellery and cash worth £26 million - £25 million of which came from the Ecclestones' property.

BIG:LEAP, or Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot, will be the largest guaranteed income program in the US. Applications will open Friday, October 29.

David Williams, from Pensacola, Florida (left) was being investigated by Facebook and by the police for sex trafficking. It is unclear what Facebook did to help police with their own investigation.

The trademark sausage sizzles will make their long-awaited comeback at selected Bunnings stores across Melbourne very soon.

A photographer was left with images to treasure last weekend on Sydney's northern beaches thanks to a natural wonder known as bioluminescence, which turns the ocean a shade of blue.

Nine frogs died at Melbourne Zoo because keepers were off work awaiting the results of COVID-19 tests.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, head of Third Point LLC, has acquired $500million in shares of Royal Dutch Shell PLC. In a letter the firm demanded that the oil major to separate into two.

Mason Reed, 25, suffered a rare autoimmune reaction and was temporarily paralysed in his face and chest after rolling up his sleeve for a meningococcal vaccination in 2018.

Non-essential retail such as clothing stores will welcome back customers on Friday at 6pm - regardless of their vaccination status.

The man who killed four children walking on a footpath while driving drunk and drugged-up will appeal his maximum 28-year prison sentence. A hearing was set for May 2022.

NSW Police are hopeful the GPS data from a black Range Rover owned by the alleged drug kingpin Mostafa Baluch will lead them to the fugitive, who fled to parts unknown late on Monday night.

Australia Post has warned individuals and families to post Christmas presents as early as possible as it announced the exact dates parcels must be sent by to reach loved ones by December 25.

Mostafa Baluch disappeared from his sprawling family home in Bayview on Sydney's Northern Beaches late on Monday night while on bail for international drug importation offences.

Joe Lonsdale weighed into the raging debate sparked by Pete Buttigieg's decision to take paternity leave after he and his husband, Chasten, welcomed adopted twins into their family.

The new initiative, announced Wednesday, will allow Uber drivers to rent a Tesla through Hertz starting on November 1 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Washington D.C.

Australian YouTuber Brodie Moss has saved a sea turtle stuck upside down above the tideline onshore after spotting the helpless animal with his mates while travelling past on their boat

The 26-year-old shared a picture of the artwork she drew five years ago onto her Twitter account on Thursday in honour of the Monty Python star's birthday.

Alec Baldwin (right) retweeted a news story quoting New Mexico investigators as saying that assistant director Dave Halls admitted to not checking gun used in shooting on set of Rust.

Maria Pau, who is charged with posing as a doctor so she could issue more than 600 fake Covid exemption certificates, looked shellshocked as she arrived to appear in a Gold Coast court.

Archeologists have discovered a burial vault underneath Sydney's Central Station with a search underway to find descendants after nameplates were found in good condition.

The Royal Institute of British Architects announced 20 projects in the running to win the UK's most prestigious award for a new house or extension, which have been presented since 1966.

Florida's surgeon general Dr Joseph Ladapo appeared on Tucker Carlson to discuss why the state doesn't have mask mandates in schools. He claimed the evidence for them is 'very weak'.

Former ESPN reporter Allison Williams told Tucker Carlson she was forced out because her refusal to be vaccinated 'would cause undue hardship' to the company.

Boycotts took place across the UK last night including in Manchester, Nottingham and Leeds as protestors avoided clubs and bars in a bid to urge venues to do more to protect their customers from spiking.

Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin's widow Ellidy has revealed the name of their first child who was conceived after the former Olympian drowned last year.

Just 68 percent of the US military has been totally vaccinated. Department of Defense data (inset) indicates 578 military members have died from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic

Joe Biden will fly to Europe on Thursday later than planned, delaying his trip to try and reach a deal on his flagship infrastructure plan. Biden is facing objections from within his own party.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said she has 'faith' that the United States will defend the island in the event China launches a military strike. She made the comments during a CNN interview broadcast.

Experts are calling for children as young as TWO to wear masks in schools after international studies found unmasked kids were three times more likely to contract the virus.

Congressional Democrats signaled Wednesday they would ditch plans for paid family and medical leave in an effort to secure an elusive deal to push through a massive spending bill.

The duplex property, Pavilion A, is located on the 29th floor of 2 Park Place, which is the address of historic Woolworth Building, in the Tribeca section of Lower Manhattan.

A memorial to Gabby Petito that was outside Brian Laundrie's family home in North Port, Florida has been removed. Petito's supporters had placed signs, flowers and left messages to her.

The chairwoman of the Mankato school board can be seen in the viral video telling John Wicklund that he cannot speak unless he announced his home address during an October 18 meeting.

The 63-year-old former record industry executive - who was first elected to the seat in 2004 - said she she wants to spend more time with her grandchildren.

An extensive search for the four-year-old - who vanished from a campsite near Carnarvon in north-western Western Australia in the early hours of October 16 - has so far proven fruitless.

A controversial new rap song written by American conservative Bryson Gray has slammed Australians for being complacent and hit number one on the US charts.

Australia's housing affordability is so bad a home with a backyard typical costs $1million. Sydney is even worse, with prices soaring by $956 a day or 30.4 per cent a year to $1.5million.

The extent of Dan Andrews' blundering during the pandemic has been laid bare in a damning report that found an extraordinary squandering of taxpayer money.

Police have scoured the home in Carnarvon in north-west Western Australia as they probed the four-year-old's disappearance from the nearby Blowholes campsite on October 16.

Video captured the moment Lightfoot was met with the resounding sound of boos as she was introduced to speak at the annual event in Chicago to raise money for the political action committee.

Chumpy Pullin's widow Ellidy has given birth to their first child which was conceived after the former Olympian's death.

The 100 names on this year's Young Rich List have amassed a total wealth of $41.3billion, making fortunes from Instagram, online technology and even a Mexican restaurant chain.

The former lover of ex-NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has dropped bombshell evidence about their relationship at the state's corruption inquiry. 

The Australian government has introduced controversial new legislation to federal parliament that would require voters to show identification to cast their ballot at elections.

US regulators revoked the authorization for China Telecom's American subsidiary to conduct business in the United States. The FCC ordered China Telecom America to discontinue service.

Srivijaya is probably the greatest empire you've never heard of: known as the Island of Gold, the floating kingdom ruled Indonesia (and much of South East Asia) for more than 600 years.

Members and associates of the warring Alameddine and Hamze gangs in south-west Sydney have tried to flee the city during a police crackdown to end their conflict.

They will be available to people who had their second dose at least six months ago at GPs and state and territory hubs.

Imperial College London researchers found the gradual reopening of society this year was 'largely successful at limiting infection levels' because of the vaccine rollout.

Checklists shared by Year 12 students in Bunbury, Western Australia awarded points for increasingly lewd and illegal acts - with participants told to post 'evidence' of the stunts on social media.

PAUL THOMAS on... Rishi Sunak's budget

Premier Dan Andrews on Wednesday announced tennis players who have not received the jab or refuse to reveal their vaccination status will be banned from the Australian Open.

Stacy Langton claimed on Wednesday that federal agents and unmarked law enforcement vehicles were seen outside a board meeting of the Fairfax County Public Schools last week.

The controversial new laws allow the premier to declare a pandemic for an unlimited time and could see rulebreakers jailed for two years and fined up to $454,350.

The startling figure comes as residents enjoy new-found freedoms as the state prepares to hit the 80 per cent vaccination target ahead of schedule on Friday.

Ministers have scrapped the triple lock pensions pledge for a year after the pandemic distorted wage figures to show average UK earnings rose by more than 8 per cent.

In a virtual clean sweep, Mail journalists picked up the sought-after Print Journalist and Multi-media Journalist of the Year titles. The paper also won the Daily Newspaper of the Year title/

In a bid to raise money for the upcoming election, Senator Keneally has also set up an online store to sell $34.99 water bottles, $29.99 tote bags and $19.99 mugs and iPhone cases.

The 1.25 per cent increase in dividend tax will hit around 2.5million savers by an average of £355 a year, Budget papers revealed yesterday.

Britain's Office for Budget Responsibility believes that 6.5 per cent of estates will face the 40 per cent death tax burden by 2026 - up from 3.7 per cent last year.

The winners (and losers) in Rishi Sunak's budget as housebuilders are slapped with a £200m-a-year levy, education unions hit out at 'inadequate' funding and social care providers said they are 'lout in the cold'

A rare Australian bird on the verge of extinction could thrive long-term thanks to the kind-hearted work of rural farmers in NSW. It is believed just 500 plains-wanderer birds remain in the wild.

Amateur golfer Wendy Powick posted the video on Monday after she was shockingly interrupted by the animals while playing at Arundel Hills Country Country Club on the Gold Coast in Queensland.

Democrat Senator Ron Wyden (right) introduced the tax proposal, which would levy fees onto unrealized gains for billionaires' financial assets like stocks and bonds, earlier today.

The FBI is looking into 'financial crimes' committed by Alex Murdaugh. They include allegations he used a fraudulent bank account to embezzle money. Son was spotted at a Vegas casino.

Former President Donald Trump wrote a letter to the editor to The Wall Street Journal to complain that a newspaper editorial didn't say the 2020 presidential election was 'rigged.'

Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, has sat down with CBS's Norah O'Donnell for her first ever television interview, and discussed a senator trying to kiss her, and her marriage.

A top aide for Murphy's campaign said of the mandate: 'He's going to do it, but he couldn't do it before the elections because ​[​independent ​voters are​]​ all into all the my rights, my s***.'

The Rasmussen poll taken October 25-26 shows 46 per cent of voters want Fauci to be forced to resign as calls for his ousting increase over accusations of funding research on beagles.

Rishi Sunak told MPs he would put £560million into the scheme, called Multiply, to 'change people's lives across the whole United Kingdom'. The cash is for a three-year period.

The incentive is the work of campaign bigforsmall , which has seen some Sydney and Melbourne companies offering $20 to workers for every day they're back at their desks.

Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene bought between $15,000 and $50,000 of shares in Digital World Acquisition Corp. as their price exploded on Friday before falling back this week.

Surveillance footage captured the horrific moment a stolen 18-wheeler crashed into a Texas mobile home early on Tuesday morning, killing a woman and injuring her partner

A-League player Josh Cavallo came out in an emotional video on Twitter on Wednesday, making him the world's only known gay professional footballer actively playing.

Brianna Soares, 27, known to her 12,900 Instagram followers as 'Breezzzzy' was reportedly arrested o Saturday on an assault warrant after allegedly assaulting her boyfriend twice.

A young child has been rushed to hospital with 'serious lower-body injuries' after being attacked by a dog at a home in Geelong.

Photographs taken Wednesday show the pair - who have reportedly separated but are not yet divorced - walking through Manhattan's East Village together.

The photos have caught national attention after a Twitter user shared them from Hazard High School's own Facebook page, which has since taken the pictures down.

Los Angeles and Long Beach port officials, including Noel Hacegaba (left), plan to move 40 percent of container units from the ports by Sunday amid the country's ongoing supply chain crisis.