The banking giant is now set to become fully private almost 17 years after receiving a state bailout during the 2008 financial crisis.

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has been named as the new head of the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence said, following the earlier than expected departure of his predecessor. Royal Marine Sir Gwyn ...

Transport minister Mike Kane said the Government wants to ‘maximise the benefits of future flight technologies including flying taxis’.

Leading medics and health organisations have urged the Government to outlaw ‘the physical punishment of children’.

The announcement comes in the same week that the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats passed 12,000 for the year.

The NHS waiting list for hospital treatment in England has risen for the first time in seven months. New figures show an estimated 7.42 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of ...

POLICE want to trace this man in connection with what's described as a 'serious offence'. West Yorkshire Police say the offence was committed in Keighley on May 2. Anybody able to help is asked to ...

The Prime Minister has indicated he remains supportive of the assisted dying Bill on the eve of further debate by MPs and amid questions raised by a leading psychiatrists’ body.

Industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said car buyers can choose from more than 130 battery electric new car models.

The Ministry of Justice said the increase was driven by a 16 rise in deaths in prison custody, which are systematically investigated by coroners.

Nato foreign ministers were debating an American demand to massively ramp up defence investment to 5% of gross domestic product over the next seven years, as the US focuses on security challenges ...

A RENEWED plea has been made for people to save water as reservoir levels across the region continue to fall. Yorkshire Water says the driest three months for 90 years have seen stocks in its ...