NATIONAL NEWS

UK Music has called on Jeremy Hunt to use his Budget on March 6 to cut the current 20% VAT rate on ticket prices to 10%.

Paul Scully said his own comments about ‘no-go areas’ in London and Birmingham had been ‘misconstrued’.

Former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton, who is giving evidence in Parliament, claimed he had been told to delay payouts to subpostmasters.

Housing minister Paul McLennan said the statistics are ‘sobering’.

British veterans Stan Ford and John Roberts were presented with their plaques on Tuesday before they were added to the wall.

The Government is being urged to make changes that could help the poorest communities harness clean heating.

Shares in On the Beach jumped by 13% on Tuesday morning after the low-cost airline announced the partnership.

The prince was due to deliver a reading in St George’s Chapel in honour of the late King Constantine of Greece.

A growing number of parents are now choosing to home educate because they feel the school system cannot meet their children’s needs, charity says.

Amnesty has launched a short film based on the real-life experiences of a young mother whose baby died.

Iain Packer, 51, denies all charges against him.

A 34-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fire in south London.

Jaden Francois-Esprit died in August 2020 and his family fear he had been bullied by colleagues at London Fire Brigade.

Home Office minister Michael Tomlinson was asked 11 times to explain what was wrong with Lee Anderson’s comments, but did not do so.

The exhibition will give the public a first glimpse of the new King Charles banknotes, which are set to enter circulation in June.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle offered a second debate on Gaza to the SNP last week but rejected the party’s request on Monday.

Network Rail said it will carry out the work to boost performance on a 53-mile stretch of the Great Western Main Line.

Christopher Ringrose, 33, and Brogan Stewart and Marco Pitzettu, both 24, are to appear in court on Tuesday.

British Transport Police released CCTV of three people, including a woman, who they said may have information on the incident.

The fund manager and wealth specialist saw its pre-tax loss shrink to £6 million for last year, reducing from a £612 million loss.