The Latest Breaking News from England

Councils welcome move but OBR says it is significant fiscal risk equivalent to 4.9% real fall in spending per pupil

England have flown from Perth to Brisbane to begin the build-up to the second Test.

Chelsea have discarded a number of former key players over the past two seasons.

Women in the UK face a “motherhood penalty” in the workplace when they have a child. New figures from the Office of National Statistics show that mothers in England lose, on average, more than £65,000 in earnings across the five years after a first child. This gap is driven by…

Manu Tuilagai refuses to rule out representing Samoa at 2027 World Cup while Joe Marchant’s move to Sale puts him back in England contention

The 2026 World Cup draw takes place on Friday, 5 December, and the Three Lions could have a favourable route to the final as one of the highest-ranked sides

Experts said the new high value council tax surcharge, dubbed a ‘mansion tax’, could have knock-on effects for the property market.

The freeze on income tax thresholds has been extended until the 2030-2031 tax year for taxpayers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This extension is projected to raise £7.6 billion in revenue by 2030 and will lead to an increase in the number of UK taxpayers. The policy relies on…

It means the current income tax bands will stay as they are until at least April 2031, for taxpayers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.