The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales fell by 2.7 in May – the biggest drop since the end of 2023.

Government borrowing last month jumped to the highest level for May outside the pandemic era despite a boost to the tax take after the Chancellor’s national insurance hike.

Donald Trump has delayed a decision on whether to join Israeli attacks on Iran as Sir Keir Starmer continues to urge ...

Each 140g LP is made up of approximately nine recycled bottles, after they are cleaned, processed into small pellets and then moulded into records.

The Met has introduced new violence against women and girls (VAWG) patrols alongside the V100 project, a new data-driven approach to identify serious sexual offenders and prevent crimes.

Temperatures had been forecast to hit 32C across the south east on Saturday and had already reached that level on Thursday in London.

R&B singer Chris Brown is due to appear in court to enter a plea after he was charged over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago. The American musician, 36, was able to continue ...

The teenager who fatally stabbed 12-year-old Ava White in Liverpool city centre can be named for the first time as he turns 18. Harry Gilbertson was 14 when he carried out the attack on the schoolgirl ...

As of Thursday, 564 wildfire incidents have been responded to by English and Welsh fire and rescue services so far this year, the NFCC said.

The UK could break its record for the warmest day of the year for the second day in a row, with temperatures up to 33C forecast. Temperatures reached as high as 32.2C in Kew, west London, on Thursday, ...

The link between JMW Turner and the landscapes that inspired him is to be the focus of an exhibition being held to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth.