Sajid Javid was locked in a furious row with the head of the civil service last night after he blocked plans to publish official costings for Labour's 'eye-watering' election pledges.

STEPHEN GLOVER: Rishi Sunak's first Budget confirmed what we had suspected. Boris Johnson's Tories are not the party of Margaret Thatcher, or even David Cameron.

In a major upset, Sam Mendes and his World War I movie 1917 beat out favorites The Irishman, Joker and Marriage Story to win best motion picture drama with Mendes also winning best director.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge walked away victorious at the ceremony, with two gongs for her hit show Fleabag

Phoebe Waller-Bridge led the triumphant Brits with THREE gongs for Fleabag at the Critics' Choice Awards in LA on Sunday.  

Renee Zellweger has reaffirmed that she would happily play Bridget Jones again if a fourth movie was greenlit.

During their chat at the Golden Globes last month, she asked Phoebe, 34, if her brother Austin could sing on the soundtrack for the third series of the hit BBC show, which is now being filmed.

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to sweep up in the theatre world - as the stage version of her hit BBC comedy is up for two Olivier Awards.

European leaders are pushing ahead with plans to ease lockdowns and restart their battered economies amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus cases and deaths.

Kirsten Gillibrand said Wednesday night that her first business as president would be to clean the Oval Office after Donald Trump had spent four years in the White House.

Fans were surprised to say the least when Australian Survivor contestant Locky Gilbert was announced as this year's Bachelor. 

Judge Judy who officially threw her support behind Michael Bloomberg (pictured together in Texas) last month has a few words for the Bernie bros: 'I'll fight them to the death.'

Love Island's Siannise Fudge grinds on boyfriend Luke T as they indulged in some dirty dancing at a Nelly concert at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on Thursday.

Coronavirus presents a 'clear and present danger' to wildlife that could push vulnerable species 'over the edge', a leading expert from Birmingham University warned last night.

Hooded attackers are seen running across the street in Handsworth brandishing weapons and appearing to fire them at a group of males who then seek refuge in DFC Chicken.

The family were unable to bury Umar Afzal, 71, a former interpreter for the Home Office, for nine days due to the coronavirus outbreak. Birmingham mosques turned their car parks into morgues.

Doctor Ali Shah, 40, from Birmingham, (pictured left) drove at the victim and knocked him off his feet with his wing mirror when he 'saw red'. He drove off without checking if the elderly man was injured.

Laura Deller, a 35-year-old teacher from Birmingham, told FEMAIL she bought the detached five bedroom property in Bedford for £467,500 with husband Chris in May last year.

The family's strange story began when Joshua and his wife Caitlan were captured by terrorists while visiting Afghanistan when she was pregnant with their first child in 2012.

A Taliban spokesperson said they will cooperate and coordinate with international health organisations and WHO to combat the virus. Afghanistan currently has 22 confirmed virus cases.

The extreme wet weather has flooded many low-lying badger setts in North Wales and damaged the structures of those on high ground.

The FTSE 100 index in London closed down 84 points or -1.4 per cent at 5,876 today. It came as Rishi Sunak delivered his Budget against the backdrop of an economic storm caused by Covid-19.

AMANDA PLATELL: Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge was told when she graduated from Rada to capitalise on her winsome aristocratic looks.

AMANDA PLATELL Those brave souls who risked their lives running towards the assassin were good, selfless people interested in only saving the lives of others.

Ford unveiled its smart new Edge fiveseater sports utility vehicle this week. The Edge will go on sale here next year from around £30,000

Funeral costs have increased by 3.4% over the past year, but the price of a direct cremation - meaning without a funeral service - fell by 5% to £1,626.

After meeting workers fleeced of their futures in the scandal, the now Prime Minister, pictured with victims with David Burgess, left, Sue Flood and Micky Nettle, pledged to take up their case.

Some of the taxes we currently pay and a number of the tax breaks we are given to encourage us to save for old age are either too onerous or far too complicated.

With the smell of a spring Budget in the air comes the rumour of yet more restrictions on the tax relief available to boost our pension saving. But how will Mr Sunak treat pension savers?

Rookie Chancellor Rishi Sunak was given a month to prepare for the Budget on March 11. Will Government top-ups into retirement savings pots be lowered to the 20 per cent basic rate for everyone?

If the new Chancellor Rishi Sunak wants to appeal to Tory voters in the shires and the new converts in the Red Wall seats of the North, he should use his first Budget to end the war of attrition on savers.

The £980 cremation service is aimed at people wanting a budget or unconventional send-off for loved ones. Ashes are returned to a family, who can then mark a death at an affordable price.

The Government's move means most doctors will no longer be hit by tax bills due to the hated 'taper' - but it shunned widespread calls to abolish the complicated pension tax rule altogether.

The radio host, 49, shared a sweet selfie with daughters Hollie, eight and 14-year-old Lexi on Instagram on Thursday before nominating fellow BGT judges to a fun pet challenge.

In a new clip released ahead of the series' debut, at the Manchester auditions the panel could not bring themselves to look at the contestant

Beth Porch, 25, who sings to child cancer patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital, joined a hopefuls at the series 17 auditions which were filmed earlier this year before the UK COVID-19 lockdown

Contestant, Kevin Quantum, leaves the judging panel made up of David Walliams, Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon gobsmacked with his fiery stunt.

In an exclusive clip from Saturday's show, the act can be seen making a dramatic entrance to the stage dressed as a troupe of zombies, with their moves making Amanda Holden gasp: 'Wow!'

A Drag queen act wows the judges in Saturday's round of Britain's Got Talent auditions.

Britain's Got Talent fans have backed the oldest ever contestant Nora Barton, 96, who has Alzheimer's, as she thrilled the judges and viewers with her charming performance.

A junior choir who sing an original song in memory of the fallen war heroes wow the judges in Britain's Got Talent's next round of auditions, set to air on ITV on Saturday.

The subject of the hit Netflix documentary series Tiger King has asked for a new judge after claiming Judge Scott Palk was 'homophobic' and an 'animal rights activist' according to TMZ .

London's Tower Bridge has reopened after it was sealed off today at around 12.20pm by armed police as they examined a package, which has since been found to be non-suspicious.

The friend wrote in a character reference to the court that he believed Crilley was an 'honourable person and a good human being'. The judge chose other words.

Chris Rock showed he has lost none of his edge after mocking infamous Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling during his BET Awards monologue on Sunday.

Daniel Sturridge put England’s disappointing World Cup campaign behind him by rubbing shoulders with some of music’s biggest names at an awards ceremony in California on Sunday.

The agent of Igor Gomes wants to negotiate a 'dream' transfer to take the Sao Paulo midfielder to Real Madrid this summer. Gomes has attracted interest from many of Spain's largest clubs.

Lauren Goodger, 32, didn't appear too bothered with claims her ex Joey Morrisson has moved in with Big Brother's Charley Uchea as she hit the town with her gal pals in Essex on Wednesday night.

Eloise Head, from London, who shares her recipes on Instagram and TikTok under the name FitWaffle , has reached more than 50 million people with three recipes showing simple ways to make fudge.

Nikki Spiers, 31, who lives in London, is known for creating social media's viral emoji quizzes. She has posted a new challenge, asking puzzlers to name 20 capital cities using emojis.