The UK economy saw the biggest monthly contraction for a year-and-a-half in April in a setback to Chancellor Rachel Reeves..

The Rate of women being hired into UK leadership roles has fallen for the third year in a row, with increasing barriers to top jobs as they advance through their careers.

Shoppers are being urged to consider what protections they have when making payments, with the rise in pay by bank as an option..

The Beach Boys singer Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, his family said..

Rachel Reeves said we are renewing Britain as she set out how she plans to spend hundreds of billions of pounds of taxpayers money..

Rachel Reeves will unveil her spending review on Wednesday, arguing that her priorities are the priorities of working people..

The Government is being urged to create child-friendly playful neighbourhoods and disrupt the addictive grip of smartphones on childrens lives..

Heathrow airport has called for an honest conversation about expansion after another record month for passenger numbers..

Strictly Come Dancing hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are among the people recognised in the Kings Birthday Honours, according to reports..

England were booed off after a surprise 3-1 friendly defeat to Senegal at the City Ground..

Firms will be pushed to the brink unless the Government takes action to cut energy costs, a senior union leader is warning..

Police came under attack as violent disorder erupted for a second night in a row in Northern Ireland on Tuesday..

Rachel Reeves will vow to invest in Britains renewal as she reveals her spending plans for the coming years..

Rental prices have slowed to their lowest annual increase since the market was dealing with the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures from a property website..

Nine people have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz, with the suspected perpetrator also dead, authorities said..

Fifteen police officers have been injured during scenes of serious disorder on the streets of Ballymena..

Eight people have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz, with the suspected perpetrator also dead, the citys mayor said..

Several people have been killed at a school in the Austrian city of Graz, authorities said..

Activist Greta Thunberg is being deported from Israel after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military..

Marks and Spencer has reopened its website to customers after it was forced to halt internet orders in April following a damaging cyber attack..

Britain jobless rate surged to its highest level for nearly four years and pay growth for UK workers eased by more than expected as employers faced surging staff costs, official figures have shown..

Craig Bellamy emerged defiant from Waless heartbreaking World Cup qualifying defeat in Belgium while Scotland bounced back from their weekend loss to Iceland..

Eurostar has unveiled plans to launch direct services connecting the UK with Germany and Switzerland..

A group of Thames Water lenders have put forward plans for a multibillion-pound rescue deal of the troubled supplier that would see them pump in new cash but ask for leniency in how it is regulated..

Rachel Reeves has signed off on £14.2 billion of investment to build the new Sizewell C nuclear plant as part of the spending review..

The families of the Nottingham attack victims are set to meet with the Health Secretary following claims that an NHS trust has stonewalled their questions about staff who treated killer Valdo Calocane..

Nigel Farage has said he has forgiven Zia Yusuf for his decision to quit as Reform UK chairman, but admitted the party was plunged into a difficult place by the incident..

Two men charged with murdering a 16-year-old pedestrian in a hit-and-run and three counts of attempted murder have appeared in court..

The Home Office remains locked in negotiations with the Treasury over its budget with time running out before the spending review..

Some nine million pensioners in England and Wales will receive the winter fuel payment this winter, the Chancellor has announced..

Union membership in councils run by Reform has increased since the party took control of local authorities after the May elections, new figures reveal..

Mark Rutte will say a quantum leap in collective security is needed as the Nato chief meets Sir Keir Starmer amid calls for Britain to raise defence spending levels to 5% of economic output..

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the UK screen sector raises significant legal, ethical, and practical challenges .

The Brit Awards are to be held in Manchester for the first time in the history of the ceremony, it has been announced..

The NHS needs one million regular blood donors to maintain its blood supply, officials have said..

The Prince of Wales called on world leaders to think big to save the ocean, as he gave a speech in Monaco after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron..