No further action will be taken over a banner unveiled by Crystal Palace fans protesting the takeover of Newcastle United by a Saudi-led consortium, police have said.

It is a "real worry" that increasing minimum wage seems to be the government's "only tool" to tackle the cost of living crisis, a leading economist has warned.

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has said it will apologise to the family of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry over the way detectives responded when the sisters were reported missing.

Millions of nurses, teachers and members of the armed forces will receive a pay rise next April as Rishi Sunak unfreezes public sector pay in the budget.

Ministers should resign for briefing out details of the budget in advance of the chancellor's address to MPs on Wednesday, the Speaker has suggested.