Some economists had previously been expecting policymakers to deliver a cut, prior to the escalation of the war in Iran.

The US president said Israel would make no more attacks on Iran’s South Pars gas field but vowed to ‘massively blow it up’ if Qatar ...

Peers also rejected an attempt to overturn the move by MPs to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancy.

Iran has been taking aim at its Gulf Arab neighbours’ energy facilities since the war with the US and Israel started on ...

The US-Israeli war with Iran has killed at least 1,300 people in Iran, more than 900 in Lebanon and 14 in Israel.

Reform UK Scotland is set to reveal an “unashamedly ambitious” Holyrood manifesto ahead of the elections in May. The party’s plan is to scrap all net-zero subsidies, reintroduce North Sea oil and gas ...

The UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry is set to publish insights on how the healthcare system in Britain coped in the face of the virus.

Labour backbenchers have urged the Government to change course on overseas aid as the Foreign Secretary prepares to set out her plans for the development budget. Yvette Cooper will address MPs on ...

Energy firms have been warned not to rip off businesses as the Middle East crisis forces prices up. Regulator Ofgem and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband have written to business suppliers to demand ...

Ministers said the move, boosting production from 30%, would be coupled with reductions in steel import quotas as part of new trade measures to preserve steel production for criti ...

An endangered monkey whose foot was saved from amputation thanks to pioneering surgery has given birth. Fifteen-year-old roloway monkey Masaya welcomed infant Lagertha months after a complex operation ...

One school pupil and one university student have died following the outbreak linked to a nightclub in Canterbury.