The CMA will look into whether the deal could ‘result in a substantial lessening of competition’ in the postal delivery sector.

She told the BBC: “We hope for Southport, us enabling this will help us to say thank you. Thank you to a community that stood by our side. Thank you to a community that wants to continue our legacy ...

The UK is taking the action to ramp up pressure on Israel alongside Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway.

A MAN from Runcorn and another from Holywell are to be sentenced next month after a brawl in The Leopard pub in Chester. Liam Ellis, 32 and of Strand Park, Holywell, and Christopher Beaumont, 34 and ...

A CANNABIS farmer set up a second drug grow – just months after being caught red-handed by police in the first.

Bafta-winning Shameless actor Anne-Marie Duff and Everton manager David Moyes will be honoured by the Prince of Wales at a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. The pair will both be formally made ...

Rachel Reeves will set out her spending plans for the coming years on Wednesday as she unveils her spending review. The review, which will set out day-to-day spending plans for the next three years ...

Multiple cars and properties were set on fire in Ballymena while rioters hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry at police officers.

A joke about punctuation has been chosen as the funniest in a competition run by the Beano comic. Youngsters from Year 5 at Riverley Primary School in Leyton, London, won the accolade, with their joke ...

An ad for clothing brand Diesel featuring the model Katie Price was irresponsible and likely to cause serious offence by objectifying and sexualising women, a watchdog has ruled. The ad, which ...

The use of robotic surgery is set to soar in the NHS in England under plans to expedite care for patients. In 2023/24, some 70,000 robot-assisted surgeries were carried out in the NHS in England, but ...

The Chancellor is expected to focus on “Britain’s renewal” as she sets out her spending plans for the coming years.