It was reported last week that Defra minister Daniel Zeichner told a rural conference that farmers are ‘not high on the pecking order’.

Colm Murphy’s star mare Impervious has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Festival following a further setback. The nine-year-old is unbeaten over fences but has not been seen on a racecourse since ...

A minister has said he is “absolutely” confident that the Government will meet its pledge of 1.5 million homes this Parliament, as ministers have promised £350 million more for affordable housing.

Spirit Airlines has again rejected a third takeover bid from budget rival Frontier, saying that it would focus on its own plan to emerge from bankruptcy and stabilise its finances.