The head of the Government’s independent fiscal watchdog was today forced to defend himself from “charging to the aid of the Chancellor” in tetchy exchanges with MPs.

Capacity problems at airports was already leading to increased fare prices, says CAA chief

The Government tonight ruled out any shift in drugs policy despite a damning report by an influential group of MPs which said Britain was failing to tackle drug barons or the multi-billion pound global profits of their illegal trade.

Simon Hughes is accused of failing to declare donations to local party

Manchester United manager raises issue of number of penalties awarded at the Etihad in recent years

It was always going to come to this. Slashing public spending especially investment and talking the economy down when the recovery was still fragile was always going to be contractionary.

A deal to allow Sir Richard Branson's train company, Virgin Rail, to temporarily carry on running trains on the West Coast Main Line is expected to be announced by the Government tomorrow.

Starbucks has bowed to the public outcry over its tax affairs and agreed to amend its operation, increasing its rate of corporation tax contributions.

Starbucks has bowed to the public outcry over its tax affairs and agreed to amend its operation, increasing its rate of corporation tax contributions, but 7,000 of the coffee giant's staff in the UK are now faced with cutbacks to their paid lunch breaks and sick leave.

Labour says it will draft Bill that could force Government’s hand on statutory underpinning

William Hague under pressure to shift position as bid for statehood goes to General Assembly vote

BBC Trust chairman launched a staunch defence of the recently departed director-general

I'm A Celebrity MP Nadine Dorries renewed hostilities with Prime Minister David Cameron today by accusing him of trying to "control" Conservative MPs.

The 27 EU leaders will try to break the deadlock over the Union’s budget for 2014-20 at yet another summit in January or February.