A window tax was first imposed in England in 1696 where households would have to pay a tax if they had more than a certain number of windows – initially 10. The window tax was repealed in 1851. The ...

The Opposition leader said agreements with Narendra Modi and Donald Trump’s governments are ‘tiny tariff’ deals.

The Justice Secretary will set out plans to address prison overcrowding amid suggestions criminals could be released after serving just a third of their sentences. A written statement is expected to ...

Demonstrators will walk the streets of Basel “silently” to demonstrate against Israel’s participation in the competition.

Reece Galbraith and his friend Jason ‘Jay’ Laws were using a Newcastle flat as a drugs lab when a blast ripped through the building.

A 97-year-old care resident known for her mischievous streak was “placed under arrest” on her birthday as part of a surprise planned by staff. Maggie Clarke, a former children’s nurse and resident of ...

Europe’s largest travel operator said summer sales are 1 down compared with the same point last year, which it partly blamed on a later Easter.

Consumer champion Martin Lewis and charities have welcomed a Government pledge to look into making council tax collection practices fairer. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden told ITV’s ...

Police found the explosion that killed Archie York, seven, and Jason Laws, 35, in Newcastle was caused by a butane gas build-up in a drugs lab.

Experts set out the ‘staggering’ scale of digital crime to Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday.

Some 603,352 future practical driving tests were booked as of the end of April, according to analysis of DVSA figures.