The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales fell by 2.7 in May – the biggest drop since the end of 2023.

Government borrowing last month jumped to the highest level for May outside the pandemic era despite a boost to the tax take after the Chancellor’s national insurance hike.

North Ayrshire Council will provide free packed lunches to children and young people during the summer holidays.

Israel and Iran have exchanged strikes a week into their war as Donald Trump considered US military involvement and new diplomatic efforts appeared to be under way.

Almost 3 million more households will be eligible for £150 discounts on their energy bills next winter, it has been announced. The Warm Home Discount scheme, which helps households in the UK with the ...

Temperatures had been forecast to hit 32C across the south east on Saturday and had already reached that level on Thursday in London.

A WOMAN has been given a curfew after stealing almost £5,000 by fraudulently using a couple's bank card. Chelsea Hill, 35, previously pleaded guilty to using the card and PIN to take £4,773.98 from ...

The Met has introduced new violence against women and girls (VAWG) patrols alongside the V100 project, a new data-driven approach to identify serious sexual offenders and prevent crimes.

The teenager who fatally stabbed 12-year-old Ava White in Liverpool city centre can be named for the first time as he turns 18. Harry Gilbertson was 14 when he carried out the attack on the schoolgirl ...

Hunger Games star Rachel Zegler has treated West End passersby with a performance of Don’t Cry For Me Argentina from a theatre balcony.

The Foreign Secretary is set to meet Abbas Araghchi alongside his counterparts from France, Germany and the EU.