A proposed law requiring the UK to recognise a Palestinian state has been rejected by the Government. Liberal Democrat former ...

A proposed law requiring the UK to recognise a Palestinian state has attracted support in Parliament, amid warnings it would ...

China has ordered banks and other financial institutions to encourage more consumer financing and use of credit cards as part ...

The threat of US tariffs on alcoholic drinks from the EU “is a very serious issue”, Irish premier Micheal Martin has warned. The Taoiseach said Irish whiskey products had benefited from “extraordinary ...

Former footballer Joey Barton has been accused of calling Jeremy Vine a “bike nonce” on social media and comparing female TV personalities to Fred and Rose West, a court heard. Barton, 42, in a dark ...

The BBC has agreed a settlement with four of its female news presenters over employment tribunal claims including age and sex discrimination.

Sir Martyn Oliver, chief inspector of Ofsted, said giving parents the information they need in a clear and accessible way was a ‘must-have’.

A 59-year-old Russian captain was arrested on Monday after his container ship collided with a US tanker off the East Yorkshire coast.