Winter fuel payments to pensioners rose to 11.6 million last year, new figures show as the Government continues to face a backlash over its plan to cut back the benefit.

Daniel Tatters, 25, is the second person to be charged in connection with a house fire that killed Akashdeep Singh, 26, in Wolverhampton.

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden also vowed on Tuesday to table an emergency resolution at his party’s conference to halt an alleged change to venue licensing times, “if that’s on the agenda”.

Julian Dunkerton said an exemption on low-value parcels is a ‘loophole’ that gives the fast-fashion brand in unfair advantage.

The security cordons are up. The streets are ready to be sealed off. Aircraft from myriad nations are landing in New York. It all means one thing for the eastern part of Manhattan – the yearly ...

To mark their milestone, the pair will take to the stage for an 11-date residency at The London Palladium from September 13 2025.

Lebanese health ministry says death toll stands at 492 people as Labour minister calls for everybody in the Middle East to be able to live in peace.