Consumer confidence weakened slightly in July amid concerns from shoppers that they could face potential future tax rises, according to new figures. GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index ...

Since the Israeli and US strikes on Iran, in which American B-52 bombers hit three nuclear sites, Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the E3 of hypocrisy, saying they failed to uphold ...

A fresh wave of strikes has been announced by drivers at a train company in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague. Members of Aslef at Hull Trains have voted to continue taking ...

A former HGV driver has become a millionaire after more than 30 years of playing the National Lottery. Ally Gilmour, 57, had to give up work due to ill health but has now won £1,000,000 after matching ...

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said it is with regret that she will stay away from Belfast Pride this year. It comes after the Belfast Pride organisers asked political parties ...

Lake Forest may miss next week’s Qatar Goodwood Festival, with alternative summer targets in the reckoning. The No Nay Never colt, who is trained by William Haggas, was the winner of the Gimcrack as a ...

A fatal fire in Newquay has prompted a town councillor to demand action on the town’s abandoned buildings. The Packet reported on Thursday evening that the body of a man in his 30s was found after the ...

The visit of US President Donald Trump to Scotland is in the “public interest”, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Mr Trump is due to touch down in Scotland on Friday evening ahead of a four-day visit ...

The female executive who was caught on camera embracing the chief executive of her company at a Coldplay concert, in a moment that went viral, has resigned, according to news reports. Multiple news ...

The widow of murdered MP Sir David Amess has accused the Government of a “cover-up” following a review into Prevent’s handling of the case.

Wes Streeting has said “we are doing everything we can to minimise” patient harm as thousands of doctors go on strike over pay. A five-day walkout by resident doctors in England is under way, with ...

Suicide prevention charity Samaritans is consulting on plans to close around half of its branches across the UK and Ireland. This could equate to around 100 of the more than 200 locations it runs, ...