The current Miss England says the move will do "the world of good" for the beauty show's contestants.
But David Gauke says rates would ultimately "remain much the same" after rule changes.
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will cost £778m, slightly above initial estimates, the government announces.
Ben Wilson owned the gun which went off in the back of a car, killing 18-year-old Peter Colwell.
A video of Paul Harvey, who has dementia, playing piano has had more than two million hits on Twitter.
Volunteer firefighters were called in to rescue the ginger feline.
A fire service water rescue unit ferries people trapped in a Stirling rugby club by flooding.
Police investigating the leak of an A-level maths paper have arrested two people, the exam board says.
MPs accuse the makers of ITV's axed Jeremy Kyle Show of being "irresponsible".
Darren Pencille stabbed Lee Pomeroy 18 times after a "heated argument" on a train, a court hears.
David Duckenfield denies the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 fans in the 1989 stadium disaster.
Value for money, goals per game and time wasting... how do women compare with men?
Kerry White posted the clip, filmed while she was driving, to her Facebook page, police say.
The UK risks "unravelling" due to Brexit and the "narrow nationalism" of the Tories and SNP, ex-PM says.
The phenomenon is caused by a regular rainbow and a sunset happening at the same time.
Police investigating the disappearance of mother and son in 1976 say the find requires further examination.
Gerald Corrigan, 74, died nearly a month after he was injured outside his Holyhead home.
Biffa broke the law by exporting everything from underwear to socks in containers labelled as paper.
The leadership hopeful says he does "not talk about stuff involving my loved ones" because "it is not fair on them".
Customers will get rebates after the company failed to operate its sewage plants properly.
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