Trade minister Douglas Alexander said the headlines around free gifts for senior party figures mattered in the ‘short-term’.

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, bringing the death toll in the disaster to at least 38, officials said. Another 14 miners are ...

The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for parts of England amid concerns that affected areas could see more than a month’s worth of rain falling on Monday.

The Chancellor said all Government departments had communications budgets they could use to promote their activities.

Pope Francis has cancelled his audiences on Monday because of a “slight flu-like state” just days before he is to embark on a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg, the Vatican said. The move was described ...

BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball quipped “I have wandered back” and asked listeners “How was your Brat summer?” as she returned to hosting the breakfast show following an on-air absence. Ball, 53, has ...

Sting is the first headliner confirmed for the 2025 Latitude Festival. The former Police frontman, 72, will bring his Sting 3.0 tour, with long-time guitarist Dominic Miller, and Mumford & Sons ...

The Israeli military has called on people in Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons. The warning on Monday came as Israel launched ...

REA, which is majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, said it was ‘genuinely disappointed’ that Rightmove’s board has not yet engaged.

Former president Donald Trump has said he does not “think” he would run again for president in 2028 if he falls short in his bid to return to the White House in 2024. “No, I don’t. I think that will ...

The fund is open to SMEs, charities and public sector organisations across England, including the NHS, focusing on apprentices aged 22 and older.

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s 10th president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.