Hossein Salami, Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief, killed by Israel57 minutes agoKelly NgBBC NewsGetty ImagesHossein Salami, commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed...

Rachel Reeves has been dealt a fresh blow a day after her Spending Review with figures revealing the UK economy contracted by 0.3% in April. Forecasters had predicted a 0.1% dip but the figure,...

Reeves’s tax rises have seen unemployment rates soar to their highest levels for four years as businesses tighten their belts, while millions remain out of the workforce under the ever-expanding...

Labour Chancellors are particularly good at it. Today’s Spending Review was Reeves’s first big opportunity to let loose.Spending public money is always more fun than the hard work of saving it,...

On Wednesday, she said she wouldn't hike any of the big three taxes in her autumn Budget: income tax, national insurance (NI) and VAT.But that still leaves a lot she can do. Economists reckon...

Government struggles to cut foreign aid spent on asylum hotels5 hours agoJames LandaleDiplomatic correspondent•@BBCJLandalePA MediaThe government is struggling to cut the amount of foreign aid it...

The BBC's Question Time was dramatically disrupted this evening by an urgent 'breaking news' announcement amid the escalating public clash between Donald Trump and Elon Musk.Panel members Alex...

Donald Trump with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Image: Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)The...

Trump and Musk enter bitter feud - and Washington buckles up1 hour agoAnthony ZurcherNorth America CorrespondentReporting fromWashington DCWhat happens when the richest person and the most powerful...

President Donald J. Trump has signed a bombshell proclamation blocking foreign students from entering the United States to study at Harvard University, citing concerns over national security,...