There were also instances of inflation accelerating, including the average price of coffee (up 4.1% in the year to September, up 1.2% in the year to August); tea (up 6.2% last month, up 3.5% in August ...

Here is a round-up of the situation with legislation at Westminster and other parts of the UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies.

Greggs is launching its first Champagne bar in which customers can pair the finest bottles with a menu of bakes and rolls – and a signature cocktail to finish.

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was attacked in a residential street, with three suspects wearing balaclavas seen leaving the area afterwards. Essex Police said firearms ...

The Prince of Wales posted a personal message on social media in support of the England men’s football squad’s new head coach.

Three adults and one child have been taken to hospital after a large fire in a residential street in Newcastle. Emergency services were called to the incident in Violet Close, in the Benwell and ...

A senior female officer in the Royal Air Force was awarded a payout of up to £2,000 after she was told to “grow a pair” by male colleagues, a High Court judge revealed. Squadron Leader Anne Rubery has ...

Leaders of Kashmir’s biggest political party were sworn into office to run a largely powerless government after the first local election since India stripped the disputed region of its special status ...

A silver coin unearthed by a metal detectorist in a field he had been visiting for more than 20 years is expected to fetch up to £6,000 at auction. Retired builder Paul Capewell described the Roman ...

Anti-monarchy protests are planned for the King’s first tour of Australia as its head of state. Charles and Queen Camilla begin a five-day visit to Australia on Friday, the King’s first long-haul ...

But if working-age benefits were uprated in line with October’s inflation figure rather than September’s, taking into account the new energy price cap increase which came into effect on October 1, the ...

Police in Ireland have launched a murder investigation following the disappearance of eight-year-old Kyran Durnin in Co Louth, who is missing, presumed dead. Kyran was reported missing from his home ...