The Commons Public Accounts Committee found the cost of collecting taxes rose by £563 million over the last parliament, while productivity fell.

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will be among those out canvassing.

Also on the line-up are authors Maggie O’Farrell and Ian McEwan, as well as Gavin And Stacey co-creator and writer, Ruth Jones.

Climate Change Committee warns not enough is being done to prepare the country and people for floods, droughts, heatwaves and wildfires.

A bird hide designed to resemble an air traffic control tower has been unveiled near Heathrow airport. The structure allows visitors to watch wildlife at one of the 13 nature reserves on land owned by ...

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Householders are being urged to rethink their attitude to wildflowers in gardens, as polling shows many still see blooms such as dandelions and daisies as weeds. The call from conservation charity ...

Only around one in six children now learns the recorder after a decline in its popularity over the past decade, a new report suggests. However, the paper by the ABRSM, the exam board of the Royal ...

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Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman can be seen “storming into” the headquarters of Warburtons as she stars in a new TV advert for the British baking firm. The 51-year-old appears in the two-minute ...

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Ikea is finally opening its delayed Oxford Street store on Thursday amid the “rejuvenation” of the area as a shopping destination. The world’s largest furniture retailer has taken over the former ...