Andrew Bailey, speaking at the Financial Times’ Global Boardroom, said it is not yet clear what effect the tax change could have on inflation.

Belgian authorities have opened a fraud investigation into former European Union justice chief Didier Reynders, just days after his mandate ended. A spokeswoman for the Brussels prosecutor general’s ...

More than 500 officers took part in raids in cities in Germany on Wednesday, targeting gangs bringing migrants to the UK in inflatable boats.

South Western Railway, c2c and Greater Anglia will be transferred to public ownership under plans announced by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

The US rapper will top the bill on Friday, with Biffy Clyro the headline act on Saturday, and Snow Patrol on Sunday.

An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip has killed at least five people, including four children, Palestinian medics said.

A survey found forthcoming rises in employers’ national insurance contributions weighed on firms’ appetite to hire new staff.

Three men have been charged with drugs offences after police seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of £5m at Scotch Corner.

England newcomer Jacob Bethell received a double dose of good news on Wednesday, keeping his place for the second Test against New Zealand and landing a two-year central contract.

“Our findings show that, for teenagers who fulfilled our research definition of long Covid three months after a positive test for the Covid virus, the majority have recovered after two years,” said ...

Relatives of missing people are searching hospitals and mortuaries in southern Guinea after a stampede at a football stadium led to 56 deaths. There are fears the official death toll is too low after ...