The Coast Guard opened a public hearing earlier this month that is part of a high-level investigation into the cause of the ...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee sounded a cautious tone in its decision to keep the UK base rate the same.

A new campaign is being launched to help more older people start their own businesses. Startup School for Seniors has funding from local authorities across the country to offer an online course aimed ...

JCB has posted a jump in profits for the past year but warned over “challenging” conditions in the UK construction market. The Staffordshire-based firm, well known for its yellow excavators and ...

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, bringing the death toll in the disaster to at least 38, officials said. Another 14 miners are ...

Aldi has revealed the top 20 priority locations around the UK where it wants to set up new stores. In its annual trading update, Aldi said it plans to open 23 new locations before the end of the year ...

A FLOOD alert has been announced for rivers in South Worcestershire. The Gov.uk website has issued the alert amid the rare amber weather warning which has been called in the West Midlands today ...

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The Chancellor said all Government departments had communications budgets they could use to promote their activities.

Pope Francis has cancelled his audiences on Monday because of a “slight flu-like state” just days before he is to embark on a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg, the Vatican said. The move was described ...

Fuel prices are falling faster than at any other point 2024, new figures show, as the RAC says there is still “scope for further price cuts”. Average prices for petrol and diesel have fallen by nearly ...

The Israeli military has called on people in Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons. The warning on Monday came as Israel launched ...