The FTSE 100 index has risen 0.5% or 51.67 points to 10,312.82, despite Brent Crude today topping $106 a barrel. HSBC and Standard Chartered lifted by 0.5% after their performance was boosted by a ...

A consumer expert has explained just what older people need to do and why or face paying HMRC back double the full amount ...

Like many of Charleston's tidal rivers, the Stono faces an uncertain future as sea levels rise and development booms. Can this new project help protect its banks?

Yorkshire Building Society has issued a warning to savers over a 2016 rule that means they are being dragged into paying tax on their interest. The Personal Savings Allowance (PSA) has been frozen ...

Sir Keir Starmer will promise help with the cost of living in response to the Iran crisis as Donald Trump warned the future of Nato is at stake unless allies including the UK offer military aid in the ...

De-escalation of the war is the quickest way to reduce cost-of-living pressures for the British public, the Prime Minister ...

Sophie Hutchison’s condition means she she struggles with 'simple' tasks such as climbing stairs or even lifting her arms.

He will also use the conference to criticise his domestic political rivals Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage over their approach ...

Sir Keir on Sunday did not answer calls from Mr Trump to deploy warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil trade ...

Sir Keir Starmer has appeared to resist Donald Trump's calls to send warships to the region.

Donald Trump called for the assistance of several countries last week in a bid to end the blockade by Iran of the Strait of Hormuz.

Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis, including one student at the University of Kent. BBC South East understands that a further 11 people from the Canterbury area are currently in ...