A heatwave has gripped large parts of India with roads and markets emptying during afternoons and some farmers switching to ...

BT has revealed aims to cut costs by a further £700 million over the next four years as it reported flat full-year earnings and falling revenues. The telecoms giant said it was upping its cost saving ...

The building society made a pre-tax profit of £1.49 billion for the year to the end of March, down from the £2.3 billion it made last year.

Former health secretary Wes Streeting has set out plans for a wealth tax that would see capital gains tax equalised with income tax. Mr Streeting, who had made clear he intends to stand in any ...

The group reported a half-year pre-tax loss of £552 million, which is in line with the range it gave in a trading update in April.

A man is facing a prison sentence after he and an accomplice carried out a savage attack that left a man lying unconscious in the street.

The Scottish Affairs Committee has also urged the UK Government to introduce a flat rate for electricity standing charges ...

The world’s richest man has announced plans for one of the biggest sales of stock to the public ever for a space company currently losing billions of dollars a year.

The Chancellor also set out a “Great British Summer Savings” scheme, including free bus travel for children in England during the school holidays in August. In the Commons on Thursday, Ms Reeves will ...

Drivers are being warned to expect congestion on major routes this weekend as millions of people embark on bank holiday getaway trips despite the surge in fuel prices. The RAC estimated that 19 ...

Royal Navy Museums said the find ‘connects us directly to a maritime tradition stretching back thousands of years’.

Allies of Andy Burnham have suggested he may not launch a bid for the top job immediately if he returns to Westminster.