US tariffs and higher costs for firms mean the UK economy is set to grow at a slower rate than previously predicted, according to new forecasts..

MPs have voted in favour of measures to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancies..

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More than 1,300 jobs are at risk at Poundland after the retailer announced plans to shut 68 shops and two of its UK warehouses following its takeover by investment firm Gordon Brothers..

Temperatures could hit 33C this weekend as parts of the UK bask in a heatwave..

TV star Kim Woodburn, who rose to fame presenting How Clean Is Your House?, has died at the age of 83 following a short illness, her manager said..

Police fired tear gas at a group of migrants as they waited on sand dunes in France for a small boat which might ferry them to the UK..

A woman has died after being found with stab wounds inside a house where a gas explosion took place..

G7 leaders called for de-escalation in the Middle East before Donald Trump left the global summit early as conflict intensifies between Israel and Iran..

A new study aims to show how genetic testing could help personalise treatments by boosting medication response and reducing harmful side effects..

NHS 999 staff are quitting and suffering burnout caused by the relentless pressure of calls, according to new research..

A £500 million five-year deal has been struck between Network Rail and British Steel to help save the Scunthorpe steelworks, the Government has announced..

The UK-US trade deal has been signed and is done, US President Donald Trump said as he met with Sir Keir Starmer at the G7 summit..

The lack of data showing the ethnicity and nationality of sex offenders in grooming gangs is a major failing over the last decade or more, a new report has found..

A 22-year-old nursery worker abused 21 babies, kicking one little boy in the face and stepping on his shoulder during a harrowing campaign of abuse..

Britons are set to bask in a heatwave this weekend, with some places hotter than parts of southern Europe..

Suspended Tory MP Patrick Spencer has denied two counts of sexual assault allegedly carried out at central Londons Groucho club..

A new documentary into the Grenfell fire setting out the failings which led to the fatal blaze must mark a turning point in the fight for justice, a grieving father featured in it has said..

A sheriff has noted former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hoggs complete compliance with a community payback order, as he said no further review would take place..

The first ever female head of MI6 has been announced by Sir Keir Starmer to lead Britains secret service in the face of an unprecedented scale of threats faced by the UK..

G7 allies will discuss the prospect of more sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin continues to resist calls for an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer has said..

Tax increases and the rise in the minimum wage have cost each UK pub about £14,000 on average, according to the latest figures..

Vapes and solar panels have driven a 75% surge in electrical device sales over the last five years, according to an e-waste recycling body..

The greater Glasgow region needs a directly-elected mayor and a devolution deal to avoid falling behind other large UK cities, a think tank has recommended..

More than 17,000 ScotRail trains were cancelled in the last year, a freedom of information request has found..

Ministers are to unveil their plan to overhaul infrastructure over the next decade as Rachel Reeves said the countrys schools and hospitals have been left to crumble..

Sir Keir Starmer is holding talks on trade and security with Mark Carney on the first visit by a UK leader to Canada in eight years, ahead of a major international summit..

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of a U-turn after committing to a statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal..

The King wore a black armband in tribute to those killed in the Air India plane crash as the Trooping the Colour ceremony staged in his honour began..

Iran has launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes on Israel, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, after a series of Israeli attacks on the heart of Tehrans nuclear programme and armed forces..

Grenfell bereaved and survivors are to gather for what is likely to be the final anniversary in the shadow of the tower as it stands, ahead of work to begin its demolition..

More than one in 10 parents said their children have asked to miss school because of concerns about school toilets, a survey has suggested..

TV presenter Claudia Winkleman has said she is incredibly grateful to have been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Kings Birthday Honours..

Former England captain David Beckham said he is immensely proud to have been given a knighthood in the Kings Birthday Honours..

Those receiving Knighthoods and Damehoods in the Kings Birthday Honours list 2025..

MPs said health professionals would not be allowed to raise the subject of assisted dying with child patients and advertising for such a service would be banned. .