Interest rates cut to lowest level in more than two years15 minutes agoDearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsEPAThe Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4%, taking the cost of borrowing to...
What the interest rate cut means for you26 minutes agoRachel ClunBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe Bank of England has cut UK interest rates from 4.25% to 4%, the lowest level since March...
The crisis embroiling the charity Prince Harry co-founded has escalated this morning, as Sentebale has called on a watchdog to make a clarification about an aspect of a report it released yesterday...
The first migrants have been detained under the new returns deal with France. It comes after Sir Keir Starmer's "one in, one out" agreement came into force yesterday.Under the pilot scheme, adults...
Borrowing costs are set to ease further with the Bank of England poised to cut interest rates for the fifth time in a year on Thursday, experts think. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is...
An active-duty American soldier was arrested in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday and charged with attempting to transmit national defence information to Russia's Ministry of Defence, according to US...
A new bombshell book claims Prince Andrew allegedly made a blunt statement about the possibility of ever remarrying his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. The Duke and Duchess of York married in July 1986 but...
Vladimir Putin is feared to be preparing new tests of his jinxed ‘Flying Chernobyl’ missile. The Burevestnik is supposedly capable of flying for days or even weeks on end as it probes weaknesses...
Claire's Accessories faces an uncertain future on UK high streets after its US parent business filed for bankruptcy.US-based fashion accessories and jewellery business Claire's has filed for Chapter...
Despite Trump's peace calls, Russian attacks on Ukraine double since inauguration1 hour agoMatt Murphy & Ned DaviesBBC VerifyReutersRussia has more than doubled the number of drones and missiles...
“Hello, is that the IMF? Rachel Reeves here, in a bit of a pinch and just wondering if you could see your way to bunging us £51 billion… just till the end of the month.” That is the shameful,...
Reeves must raise tax to cover £41bn gap, says think tank41 minutes agoLucy HookerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsAFP via Getty ImagesTaxes must rise in the autumn if Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to meet...
A six-year-old girl was diagnosed with gonorrhoea after "sexual contact" with a family member. Liverpool Civil and Family Court heard allegations in July that the child contracted the sexually...
The real reason weather forecasters (like me) often appear to get it wrong6 hours agoCarol KirkwoodLead weather forecasterBBCSometimes I'll be walking around a supermarket, and a shopper will...
The mother of an Israeli captive, who appeared gaunt and haunted in a chilling video, has expressed her hope that the distressing footage "has shaken people enough".Galia David, who has been confined...