Tim Martin: Wetherspoon boss knighted in New Year Honours
The pub chain founder and Brexit campaigner is recognised for services to hospitality and culture....
Tony Blair urged ‘radical’ measures to cut asylum, archive papers reveal
Proposals put to the former PM included a detention camp on Mull, newly-released files from 2003 show....
Prisons must focus on rehabilitation to cut reoffending, says chief inspector
Charlie Taylor says a “fundamental reorientation” of prisons is the only way to reduce reoffending....
Budget to be held on 6 March, says Treasury
The speech could be the government’s last opportunity to make tax changes before a general election....
Jacques Delors: Tributes pour in for architect of modern EU
“Whatever you say about the modern EU – it is the house that Jacques built” – Boris Johnson....
Former PM Tony Blair was keen on Wimbledon FC relocating to Belfast
Ex-Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair was keen on an idea to relocate Wimbledon FC to Belfast in the late 1990s....
Metric measurement rules to stay after Brexit review
But the government has announced it will move away from EU-era rules on wine bottle sizes in shops....
Labour considers processing asylum seekers overseas
The party is exploring whether some could have their claims assessed before reaching the UK....
Cleverly criticised for joke about spiking wife’s drink
The home secretary apologises for making an “ironic joke” at a Downing Street event, a spokesman says....
Call for more action to tackle romance fraud
The government’s anti-fraud champion Simon Fell says victims of relationship swindlers require more help....