London’s historic Smithfield meat market is set to pull down the shutters for good after over 900 years of trading. The City of London Corporation, which owns the site, voted to stop operating both Smithfield in Farringdon and also Billingsgate fish market in Poplar. Both markets will continue to...

The government has announced wide-ranging reforms designed to tackle economic inactivity in a bid to bring more than two million people back into work. The £55 million drive will overhaul the job search process, expand NHS mental health support in the most needed regions and tackle obesity. Other...

Storm Bert continued to bring disruption into Monday after as winds over 80mph and torrential downpours caused “devastating” flooding over the weekend. Five people are believed to have died in the storm and around 160 flood alerts remain in place across England and Wales, where a council leader...