The banking group's results showed it had made less money from loans and mortgages compared with last year.

A former Post Office lawyer acknowledged that the inquiry had come "far too late" for many of the victims.

Charities report heightened concern among pensioners who fear being dragged into paying income tax.

The app's owner, ByteDance, has nine months to sell its stake or face being blocked in the US.

The National Audit Office says a £35m pilot to test the expansion of free childcare in a few areas was cancelled.