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The top 100 winning images for this year's Portrait of Britain tell a story of traditions, culture and community in the UK

China's spy agency said Monday the head of a foreign consultancy had been found to be spying for Britain's MI6 intelligence service.

Investing in projects such as green schemes could boost growth and make public finances more sustainable. In other words, it’s a no-brainer, says economist Carsten Jung

Findings show British bosses growing in confidence over sector’s prospects despite ‘headwinds of sustained economic challenges’

In his new book, the Labour MP, who left a note to his Treasury successor in 2010 saying that there was ‘no money’, likens modern Britain to the last days of Rome. He talks about trauma, Starmer and creating a fairer society

What did Sidmouth make of 40-year-old Stuart Hughes, dressed in a silver topper and harlequin jacket?

The British high street has for years been dominated by a chain of cheap-and-cheerful pubs boasting straightforward food, inexpensive pints and mad carpets. Oh, and political propaganda. As Spoons founder Tim Martin is granted a knighthood, Katie Rosseinsky dives into a polarising brand that we can never seem to agree…

A recent report, published by a French audit organisation, accused the UK government of supplying un-crosschecked patchy information, which prevented France from stopping migrant boats across the English Channel.

The period between July and December last year is the wettest on record since 1890

Britain’s former energy minister is quitting the Conservative Party and stepping down as a lawmaker over the government’s backtracking on its environmental commitments

Leader of Britain’s police chiefs Gavin Stephens says policing is still being damaged by austerity