As pupils prepare for the Christmas break for some time away from education, some families will already be planning for the year ahead ...

The new leader of Catholics in England and Wales has been appointed by the Pope. Bishop Richard Moth becomes the 12th Archbishop of Westminster, the Church confirmed on Friday. He will replace the ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been offered “very little Christmas cheer” after official figures showed higher-than-forecast government borrowing for November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow’s troops are advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine, voicing confidence that the Kremlin’s military goals willl be achieved nearly four years ...

The Scottish Water draft business plan would see bills increase by as much as 4% plus inflation over the next five-year plan period. It will be on top of an 8% increase for households over the last ...

Interim boss Andrew Harrison said he was ‘acutely aware that we have much to do to rebuild confidence’ in WH Smith.

Scott Meenagh is going to leave quite the legacy when he finally hangs up his skis but insists he has one last goal to accomplish: inspire his ...

The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales is estimated to have fallen by 0.1 in November.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked EU leaders after the European Council agreed to provide 90 billion euros (£78.8 billion) in financial support for Ukraine. At a pivotal summit in ...

Paranoid schizophrenic Peter Windsor, from Birmingham, has been told he faces a custodial sentence or a hospital order.

Fifteen people died and dozens more were injured when gunmen opened fire on a crowd of more than 1,000 celebrating Hanukkah.

Under changes being made next year by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), banks and payment providers with strong fraud controls will be able to set their own limits. The rule changes will take ...