Chancellor Rachel Reeves has finally admitted that Labour is planning to “betray” Brexit by agreeing to a new youth mobility scheme with the European Union. Speaking in Washington DC, Ms Reeves...

Russia's economy is being hit by stubbornly high inflation and plummeting oil prices with warnings of more pain to come for ordinary Russians amid turbulence in the global economy. The country's...

Getty ImagesMatt TaylorLead Weather Presenter57 minutes agoThe temperature in southern England could hit 27C (81F) later this week making it the highest temperature recorded in April since...

One could be forgiven for feeling a little sorry for the UK’s beleaguered Chancellor of the Exchequer as she faces a steady stream of bad news: increasing unemployment, declining private sector...

Annual energy bills predicted to fall by £166 in July45 minutes agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesDomestic energy prices are forecast to fall in July, reversing three...

A major UK charity has announced the closure of another shop as it shuts almost 80 across the country. Scope, a national disability equality charity, revealed in January that it was struggling...

Germany has cut its economic growth forecast for this year to zero, blaming Donald Trump’s “unpredictable” tariffs policy. It’s another blow for Europe’s biggest economy after its growth...

New weather maps suggest that parts of Britain could be hit by a 23C mini-heatwave in a matter of days, with a huge stretch of the country putting their umbrellas away and getting their sunnies back...

New weather maps show large areas of the UK could be drenched by rain overnight. Rain could fall from England’s south coast to as far north as Belfast at midnight, according to the weather map by...

US stocks and dollar plunge as Trump attacks Fed chair Powell2 hours agoNatalie ShermanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReporting fromNew YorkGetty ImagesUS stocks and the dollar plunged again as President...

Rachel Reeves is set to make the case for free global trade at the International Monetary Fund’s spring meeting in Washington DC, as she hopes to get a trade deal with the US over the line. The...