August 15, 2022

The next Prime Minister has backed a medal for Britain's nuclear test veterans - whoever takes the reins on September 5. Both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have thrown their weight behind the Mirror's campaign for justice for the Cold War…

The Windsor water park where an 11-year-old girl died on a Total Wipeout-style inflatable assault course will not be allowed to reopen until it shows it has reduced the risk of drowning. Kyra Hill drowned on August 6 at a birthday…

A man was stabbed to death at a Korean restaurant in a side-road off Oxford Street at the heart of London's West End today - to the horror of passing shoppers. Did you witness the incident?Email…

The boss of John Lewis has called on the over-50s to re-enter the workforce to prevent the economy from falling into the grip of 'stagflation'.Dame Sharon White, who has headed the department store group since February 2020, said the labour…

A key ally of Liz Truss has admitted it could be "a matter of weeks" before she presents an emergency budget - despite the foreign secretary previously vowing to slash taxes from "day one" if she enters No10. The Northern Ireland secretary…

Former Conservative officials have been referred to HM Revenue and Customs over an alleged furlough fraud. A whistleblower claimed to the Mirror about £50,000 was paid to three staff at Gloucestershire Conservatives who had been placed on…

This year's biggest hosepipe ban yet is set to be confirmed for London and the Thames Valley in days before coming into force from next week – affecting 15million people.London Mayor Sadiq Khan has already warned restrictions are…

Some Brits on Universal Credit have been denied a vital cost of living payment - because they were sanctioned by the Jobcentre.Boris Johnson said the £326 lump sum in July would show more than 8million Brits “we are on their side”. But…

Bus fares could be capped at £2 per journey in a bid to help Brits hit with soaring bills.Currently passengers outside London face paying up to £5 for each trip - and the same again on the way back. But Transport Secretary Grant Shapps…

Some schools have considered shutting at least one day a week - and possibly two - as they face crippling energy costs, it is claimed.Headteachers and school bosses are holding crisis talks over the summer holiday trying to work out how to…