The mother of a girl who escaped the Southport knife attack but was dragged back into the building has told a public inquiry “our girls deserve an apology”.

Ofwat has confirmed that £2.5 million of bonus payments made to 21 senior Thames Water executives in April cannot be clawed back.

The King and President Emmanuel Macron enjoyed a long goodbye as the two men bid farewell after a successful start to the French leader’s state visit. In a sign of their friendship, Charles and the ...

There were 247,703 conceptions leading to a legal abortion in 2022, a 13.1 rise on the 218,923 recorded in 2021, the ONS said.