UK businesses have reported the strongest growth for eight months, according to new figures, in a positive signal ahead of the Budget. New early figures showed that firms were boosted by the sharpest ...

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Just before 11am on Friday, more than 16,000 homes were without power in the South West thanks to Storm Austen.

Mr Burnham thanked firefighters and said the response to the emergency showed the “best of Britain”, but said he had brought together fire chiefs, industry leaders, ministers and academics to take ...

Gianni Infantino’s prospects of securing a fourth term as FIFA president have been given a significant boost after the Asian Football Confederation officially offered its backing on Friday.

The prolific Norway striker was not risked in City’s Champions League victory over AEK Athens in midweek after a blow to the foot against Ipswich.

A Cambridge University professor has retained his world tiddlywinks title after seeing off an American challenger nicknamed the Dragon. Tiddlywinks is a game in which players try to get small plastic ...

Storm Austen has brought severe weather to the south of Britain, with Storm Boelo closely following further north.

Scotland is braced for heavy rain on Friday as the first of two named storms sweeps in. A Met Office yellow warning for rain ...

New weather warnings have been announced for parts of Ireland, as the island deals with two named storms in quick succession. Impacts are expected to include flooding, difficult travelling conditions ...

The Pope will miss a planned trip to Assisi next week on doctors’ orders as he continues recovering from thoracic surgery he underwent last Tuesday, the Vatican said. Leo XIV had been due to attend a ...

Boss Andy Spencer said the company has started the new financial year with ‘real confidence’ despite economic pressures on the pub sector.