Red tape in the UK’s financial industry can help “flush out” excessive profits, but should not cap the amount that banks earn, the boss of the Bank of England has said. Andrew Bailey told City bosses ...

US President Donald Trump has backtracked on plans to charge ships for using the Strait of Hormuz, saying Gulf countries ...

Andy Burnham said a “serious review” was needed into MPs’ security following the suspected murder of Ann Widdecombe. The incoming prime minister said politics has “darkened” in the near decade since ...

Independent bookshop Heywood Hill is known for its reading consultations where visitors list their literary tastes to receive a ...

Big Brother star Wil Best has been announced as the sixth celebrity to compete in Strictly Come Dancing's 2026 series.

Labour MP Ian Byrne, who was at Hillsborough during the fatal crush, was visibly emotional as he spoke in the chamber.

A jury found Mr Trump attacked E Jean Carroll in 1996 in a New York department store dressing room and defamed her after she told the story publicly.

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said King Charles had negotiated with President Donald Trump to have US tariffs on Scotch lifted.

Donald Trump has climbed down over his threat to levy a 20% toll on shipping for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz waterway, which had been opposed by the UK. The US president said the ...

The son of one of 29 servicemen who died in the 1994 RAF Chinook helicopter crash has said that a High Court judge’s ruling throwing out a bid to bring a legal claim against the Ministry of Defence ...