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Over and over again, in the run-up to the election and beyond, the prime minister and the chancellor told voters they would not put up taxes on working people - that their manifesto plans for government were fully costed and, with the tax burden at a 70-year high, they were not in the business of raising more taxes.

Hitchin in Hertfordshire does well in the polls.

Britain's top military chiefs held a "very difficult" meeting this week over how to fund plans to rebuild the armed forces amid fears of further cuts, defence sources have said.

Sticking to Labour's manifesto pledge and freezing income tax thresholds rather than raising income tax has hurt low- and middle-income earners, an influential thinktank has said.

Prince William wasn't close to being born when Fawlty Towers first aired - but now even his children have fallen in love with it.

The son of a British couple detained in Iran has said the UK government is not doing enough to secure their release.

A simple ultrasound scan of blood vessels in the neck could help detect men at increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

A former Royal Marine wept in court as he admitted driving into crowds at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade.

A Liverpool fan has told how he thought he was caught up in a terrorist attack when a former Royal Marine drove into crowds at the club's victory parade.

A watch dealer who defrauded 50 victims out of more than £1m has been jailed for just over five years.