Retail sales volumes were up 1.2% in April 2025, following a rise of 0.1% in March 2025 (revised down from 0.4%). April’s retail sales growth surpassed expectations, with analysts having predicted a 0 ...

The typical bill will drop by £129 to £1,720 per year when the regulator’s new price cap – which sets the limit on how much firms can charge customers per unit of energy – comes into force. This is ...

An Oldham man left a woman traumatised and feeling suicidal after raping her as a teenager. Dean Hodges appeared at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Tuesday (May 20) to be sentenced for one ...

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “emboldening Hamas”, after the British Prime Minister joined the leaders of France and Canada in calling for a halt to Israel’s military offensive ...

Prosecutors say there is ‘no basis to withdraw’ pending warrants for Mr Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant ...

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has given his verdict on council leader Arooj Shah after she survived a leadership challenge amid ...

North Korea said it began steps to investigate and arrest those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over the incident that he said ...

Some 50,000 people have been isolated by flooding along the coast of New South Wales state, north of Sydney, after days of heavy rain.

A warning has been issued to those visiting Dovestone reservoir over the May half term, including over parking, the use of barbecues, smoking ...

A woman has been prosecuted after she was filmed hitting her dogs with a garden spade and shouting "next one". Elizabeth Perrin was prosecuted at Tameside Magistrates' Court alongside her ex-partner, ...

U2 singer Bono issued a call to “stop war” ahead of performing Sunday Bloody Sunday at the Ivors award ceremony. The performance came as the group became the first Irish songwriters to be awarded an ...

The Work and Pensions Secretary was speaking at the launch in Liverpool of a programme to get young people into education, work and training.