London’s FTSE 100 was firmly higher after trading opened but was still almost 10 lower since Wednesday, after a dismal week for City stocks.

South Korea’s military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the rivals’ tense border, South Korean officials said. South Korea’s military said in a statement that about 10 North ...

The process could see the sites taken over by other businesses, while others could face closure as franchises are moved to different premises.

Georgia Rowe used to hide away because of her height, but now the goal shooter celebrates her status as the tallest player in the Netball ...

Mr Rutte said Nato is worried about China’s military exercises near Taiwan and “we follow them very closely”. Japan considers China as a threat in the region and has in recent years accelerated ...

Wes Streeting has said he still plans to oppose the assisted dying Bill but that MP Kim Leadbeater’s work on it so far has been “extremely helpful”. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has ...

The Post Office has said it plans to offload its last remaining directly-owned branches, putting around 1,000 workers at risk. It confirmed that 108 crown branches, which are currently directly owned ...

China said it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese ...

Campaigners want a legal duty of candour on public authorities and officials to tell the truth and proactively co-operate with official probes.

The tools mean the accounts of under-16s are heavily restricted by default and require parental permission to reduce them.

Scotland’s emergency departments cannot “shake off the deep freeze of SNP incompetence”, Scottish Labour has said. Figures released on Tuesday show A&E departments continue to struggle with waiting ...

British BMX rider Kieran Reilly is determined to follow in the footsteps of his beloved Newcastle and lift silverware at Saturday’s inaugural Red Bull Featured event in Manchester.