The figures are good news for Labour, which has made growing the economy its key priority since winning the election last year.

Heathrow airport’s passenger numbers declined by 7.5% year-on-year in March. The airport said 6.2 million people used its four terminals last month, compared with 6.7 million in March 2024.

Yvonne Hughes, 51, from Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire, has lived with cystic fibrosis (CF) – a condition which causes ...

The Government has announced a £450 million “surge” of military support to Ukraine, as the UK and Germany host a meeting of 50 nations. Defence Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart, ...