The uptick in the UK’s total retail sales was against growth of 0.5 last July and the 12-month average growth of 1.9, figures show.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned on Monday that peace ‘must be built with Ukraine, not imposed upon it’.

The National Pharmacy Association poll found that many felt the police response to instances of shoplifting or abuse was insufficient.

Egypt’s decision to drop the changes followed talks with the UK Government at a time of heightened uncertainty over global trade agreements.

GCHQ staff were bound by the Official Secrets Act and were unable to talk about their secret work they carried out during the war.

Reservoirs are well below average for the time of year and England is heading into more dry, heatwave conditions.

Shooting stars will be visible across the UK in the annual Perseid meteor shower that reaches its dazzling peak on Tuesday night. Every summer the Earth slams into a trail of debris from the ...

A disciplined bowling performance saw Manchester Originals end a six-match losing run at Old Trafford as they beat London Spirit by 10 runs in the men’s Hundred.

Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori said: “Yvette Cooper and No 10’s claim that Palestine Action is a violent organisation is false and defamatory, and even disproven by the Government’s own ...

In a phone call with Canada’s Mark Carney, the leaders agreed Ukraine’s future ‘must be one of freedom, sovereignty and self-determination’.

Emma Raducanu was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open after a battling performance saw her slip to a narrow third-round defeat against world number one Aryna Sabalenka. Monday’s match was the pair’s ...

Rangers manager Russell Martin suspects Nico Raskin was unsettled by approaches this summer. But he praised the Belgium midfielder’s “incredible” reaction to being left out of the team.