Lee Anderson was unapologetic when asked about his remarks on Thursday

The Ashfield MP said people use food banks because they ‘cannot budget’.

Archie Battersbee is in induced coma after ‘tragic accident’ at home

Education will let people ‘fend for themselves’, says Lee Anderson – as his £220,000 expenses claim emerges

The Government has announced an urgent review into whether the ‘evil monster’ can get married after proposing to a woman in her 40s.

Follow live as the trial continues

More than 80% of UK university research has been judged as world-leading or internationally excellent.

The Finnish president and prime minister said the country ‘must apply for Nato membership without delay’.

Attorney General Suella Braverman is said to have approved the scrapping of swathes of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Victoria Atkins brands murderer ‘an evil, evil monster who has left a trail of despair and grief in his wake’

Political leaders are still not listening to medical advice, says Mr Brown

Levy on profits said to be ‘on the table’, as PM leads cabinet away day to discuss cost of living

The podcaster has raised more than £3 million after setting up a Just Giving fundraising page.

Fresh legal advice comes as Boris Johnson dismisses idea of EU-UK trade war as ‘crazy’

The Office for National Statistics said GDP rose by 0.8% between January and March, down from growth of 1.3% in the previous three months.

The centre in Romania was originally a temporary space for refugees, but now is housing some women and children indefinitely.

Milena Ivakova said she thinks fellow refugees have to help each other during the war.

Requesting proof of vaccination left to discretion of venues after restrictions relaxed

Requesting proof of vaccination left to discretion of venues after restrictions relaxed

Levi Bellfield applies for permission to marry woman while serving two whole life orders

Bellfield needs approval to marry female visitor from prison govenor as former justice secretary says “it beggars belief”

Footballers’ wives at High Court to settle long-running defamation dispute

Footballers’ wives at High Court to settle long-running defamation dispute

Here’s how the public row between the footballers’ wives erupted over the past two and a half years

Here’s how the public row between the footballers’ wives erupted over the past two and a half years

Rebekah Vardy’s legal representative has a long career of fighting libel cases on behalf of celebrities and public figures

Rebekah Vardy’s legal representative has a long career of fighting libel cases on behalf of celebrities and public figures

David Sherborne has a history of representing the rich and famous in high-profile libel cases

David Sherborne has a history of representing the rich and famous in high-profile libel cases

Iran is scheduled to put to death a 50-year-old Swedish-Iranian physician within nine days

Finland shares a lengthy land border with Russia and is only about 250 miles from St Petersburg.

The front pages focus on a potential trade war with Europe and Boris Johnson’s latest diplomatic effort.

Liz Truss says UK will ‘not shy away from taking action’

Sadiq Khan also met with James Corden and Richard Curtis during his time in Los Angeles.

Some estimates suggest as many as 100,000 pupils are missing from school rolls.

Couple groomed and abused girl between 2005 and 2008 when she was in her early teens

Walthamstow Labour MP said she was ‘admonished’ by college authorities over abuse received

Chancellor said to be considering plans for windfall tax on gas and oil giants

‘No surprise’ public feels more polarised when use of such divisive words has boomed, a researcher said

The grocery chain has partnered with office operator IWG to launch co-working space in its New Malden Tesco Extra store.

The Association of British Insurers said some average premiums have fallen to their lowest levels for a decade.

Confidence in household finances over the short term hit an all-time low in the survey from YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research.

Opinions of the Prime Minister and the Labour leader are more likely to be based on the cost of living than claims of lockdown breaches.

House prices have recently soared to a string of record highs.

Almost a third of people said they would consider becoming one, while a quarter would think about becoming a midwife.

Five anti-bullying charities receive additional funding to continue work until 2023.

Exams could go ‘on demand’ rather than whole year groups taking the same paper at once, a major exam board has said.

Marie Curie said the UK is facing a ‘cost-of-dying crisis,’ as people spend the end of their lives in poverty.

The three-part series was filmed in Scotland.

Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of being ‘crass and condescending’ for leaving notes in offices.

Organisations representing medical professionals have called on Northern Ireland’s parties to get together at Stormont.

Michael Gove has said giving the public a greater say in the planning process will build support for new housing developments.

MPs approved a motion to suspend Liam Byrne for two days

The Walthamstow Labour MP said she was ‘admonished’ by college authorities over the abuse received when she ran for a student college role.

Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol ‘will spark trade war, drive up inflation and damage UK influence’, warns senior Tory MP

The Government has hit back strongly against Labour’s analysis, insisting it is not failing to live up to its promise.

Ministers will discuss the economy, living standards and levelling up as well as upcoming major events including the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Homeowners should check their mortgage after the Bank of England put interest rates up again

Agreement could see UK troops sent to Nordic countries

Jurors shown bodycam footage of Callum Wheeler, 22, calling two police community support officers ‘phoney’ and ‘not real police’ days before colleague’s death

Reality star Rebekah Vardy conceded that she had directed her agent to Coleen Rooney’s Instagram

The Prime Minister doubled down on hints he could override elements of his post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland.

‘I am deeply concerned by the nature of the Foreign Office’s engagement with my constituent’s case,’ Wera Hobhouse says

Mr Sharma was president of Cop26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Glasgow in November 2021.

The agreement could see UK troops sent to the Nordic countries

PM suggested yesterday new support would be announced in days

‘We’ve got generation after generation who cannot cook properly, they can’t cook a meal from scratch’

The Home Secretary detailed plans to overhaul human rights law.

Quinn Lias Parker died 36 hours after birth at Nottingham’s City Hospital in July last year.

Boris Johnson said people might ‘buy into’ having turbines near their homes if their bills were reduced.

Someone – potentially a neighbour of yours – has won a enough money to buy a Caribbean island. But we may never know who

‘Legally-binding’ tests can be changed or dropped – without consultation – if they are proving difficult to achieve

Barbara Bolton, of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said replacing current laws could create ‘a whole raft of confusion and uncertainty’.

Speaking in Glasgow, Jonathan Brearley, the CEO of the industry regulator, said the gas supply crisis was ‘unprecedented’.

Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said the deal presents national security concerns and asked for further investigation

UK ready to respond with ‘whatever Sweden requests’ in case of attack by Russia, says PM

London mayor says US president led to significant rise in racial abuse directed at him

Sacha Berendji also told a House of Lords committee that M&S had faced increased costs and wastage due to new rules and administration.

Minister he won’t be bound by ‘arbitrary’ targets, but No 10 says pledge remains

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a school in Inverclyde.

The monarch, who is staying at Windsor Castle, met virtually with Privy Counsellors on Wednesday – a day after missing the State Opening.

Think tank calls for goverment to reinstate universal credit payments for struggling households

The Duchess of Cambridge was joined by William on a visit to Scotland.

In the South East, numbers have fallen to levels last seen in mid-October 2021.

Madison Thomas, 15, has been missing for more than two weeks.

Labour branded his remarks ‘beyond belief’, whilst the Liberal Democrats described them as ‘disgraceful’ and the SNP ‘reprehensible’.

Dudley North MP Marco Longhi condemned the disruption caused by Steve Bray.

The BBC has promised to invest an extra £10 million into comedy over the next two years.

Guests including Sir Chris Whitty and 11-year-old fundraiser Tobias Weller braved the rain on Wednesday.

The RSPCA is hoping to reunite the stray red-footed tortoise with his owner after he was found in a field near a Midlands village.

Tories pledge to take ‘much more time to scrutinise people’ for the next election

The 31-year-old died after being restrained by officers in Fife in 2015.

Mark Spencer said political parties were forced to select candidates ‘quite quickly’ in 2017 and 2019, given the rapid nature of the votes.

Teen has a history of going missing and being found in adult company

Wife of Leicester City star continues to give evidence in High Court libel trial

The Prime Minister said the protocol fails to command cross-community support in the region and ‘we need to sort it out’.

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson made the remarks during a debate on the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons.

Clara Pope-Sutherland told the hearing she had repeatedly suggested to officers to search the area where her sister’s body was eventually found.

The minister for tackling illegal immigration described it as an ‘untested policy’.

Rebekah Vardy broke down in tears while recounting the horrific abuse she has received online