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A superinjunction kept the data breach secret amid fears it could lead to a Taliban ‘hit list’.

Naiping Hou, 74, of Rancho Cucamonga, California was last seen on March 18

The government data breach of about 18,900 Afghans who had worked for Britain and British interests, and the attempts to conceal much of the detail under a legal superinjunction, are bewildering, convoluted and shameful. In all, the lives of some 80,000 Afghans and their families may have been put at…

The Queen was installed in the company in recognition of her service to literacy

IN FOCUS: After a months-long misconduct investigation upheld 45 allegations, Katie Rosseinsky explores how the ‘MasterChef’ judge’s reputation became so spectacularly tarnished

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the manifesto commitment not to increase income tax, national insurance and VAT still stood.

AstraZeneca and Glencore shares today kept the FTSE 100 index in positive territory during a session of outperformance versus European peers.

Professor Sir Stephen Powis warned the biggest challenge facing the NHS was the rise in elderly people

Professor Sir Stephen Powis said he expects drugs harnessing the body’s immune system to fight the disease will bring ‘great advances in survival’.

Businesses are ‘adjusting employment’ as a result of Rachel Reeves’ decision to raise national insurance contributions for firms, the governor said.

Businesses are ‘adjusting employment’ as a result of Rachel Reeves’ decision to raise national insurance contributions for firms, governor says