The attack on Tuesday morning was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.

If Andy Burnham is a “prime minister-in-waiting” he must answer questions from MPs before they leave Parliament for the summer, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader insisted that “silly ...

The OBR set out the findings from a series of forecasts in the latest annual fiscal risks and sustainability report.

The Financial Policy Committee stressed that valuations ‘have also become more stretched’ amid concerns of a potential AI bubble.

An SNP MSP has broken with his party, calling for the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil fields to be approved by the UK Government. Jack Middleton – a former Scottish Government adviser under Humza Yousaf and ...

Singer Lulu has spoken of the “courage, commitment and support” it takes to battle addiction as she prepares to speak at an event on recovery. The 77-year-old has previously spoken about her battles ...

In February, the committee warned that a series of major reforms is needed to arrest business closures and decline on the high street.

The death toll in Sri Lanka’s prison clashes has risen to 26, including seven prison workers and 19 inmates, as the ...

Explosions have rocked Damascus as France’s president met his Syrian counterpart in a landmark visit. Emmanuel Macron had entered the presidential palace to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa when ...

Presumptive prime minister Andy Burnham “must not repeat the mistakes of his predecessors” on Scottish independence, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said. The former Greater Manchester mayor is ...

Cabinet officer Nick Thomas-Symonds said Capita’s pension scheme contract was a ‘prime candidate’ to be brought back under ...

Shell has upped its integrated gas production outlook for the second quarter as the soaring cost of crude also significantly boosted its oil and gas trading businesses. In an update ahead of ...