The Latest Breaking News from Margaret Thatcher

Unlike her latest tribute act, the iron lady was an astute judge of public opinion, and an avoider of political traps, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The United Kingdom is experiencing a wave of strikes on a scale not seen since the 1980s under then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. With double-digit inflation, the spiralling cost-of-living crisis means that those on stagnating and low salaries, especially public sector workers, are struggling to make ends meet. This Wednesday, half…

Mr Gove said he wanted to see devolution powers deepen and expand to other areas.

The Cabinet minister was speaking at the Convention of the North in Manchester.

'After the closing credits rolled the audience just sat in stunned silence'

James and Claire Hyman have opened a space to display their major collection of UK work: “It’s not a nationalist view of British photography”

That former PM secretly secured a loan of up to £800k no surprise as financial reliance on others stretches back many years

Rishi Sunak’s government is attempting to introduce tough new laws that would further limit the right to take industrial action amid continuing strikes in the UK.

Most adults need seven to nine hours sleep per night, however some well-known people claim to need far less including Elon Musk, Barak Obama and famously Margaret Thatcher