Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump and agreed to hold “productive” discussions at an upcoming tariff talks between the two sides.

Retail sales volumes were up 1.2% in April 2025, following a rise of 0.1% in March 2025 (revised down from 0.4%). April’s retail sales growth surpassed expectations, with analysts having predicted a 0 ...

A woman who hit her partner over the head with an 'unknown implement' pretended she had been stabbed when police arrived at the scene.

Household energy bills will fall by 7% from July, Ofgem has confirmed. The typical bill will drop by £129 to £1,720 per year when the regulator’s new price cap – which sets the limit on how much firms ...

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “emboldening Hamas”, after the British Prime Minister joined the leaders of France and Canada in calling for a halt to Israel’s military offensive ...

Some 50,000 people have been isolated by flooding along the coast of New South Wales state, north of Sydney, after days of heavy rain.

North Korea said it began steps to investigate and arrest those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over the incident that he said ...

The Work and Pensions Secretary was speaking at the launch in Liverpool of a programme to get young people into education, work and training.

A report said there is ‘sufficient quantity and quality of habitat’ in Scotland to support a viable lynx population.

Recent trade deals with the US, India and the EU will “improve livelihoods” across the UK, Sir Keir Starmer said. Ahead of a meeting with devolved national and regional leaders on Friday, the Prime ...

Ofgem is expected to confirm that household energy bills will fall by around 7% from July when it updates its latest price cap on Friday.

GfK’s survey was taken before Wednesday’s figures showed Consumer Prices Index inflation has jumped to its highest level since January 2024.