UK interest rates are set to be cut to 4.25% as the Bank of England eases costs for borrowers while it digests the impact of US tariffs on the economy. Most economists are expecting rates to be ...

Israeli cabinet ministers are meeting to vote on whether to intensify military operations in the Gaza Strip, as the army began to call up thousands of reserve soldiers, officials said. Plans to ...

A vehicle has crashed into an entrance at Manila’s airport, killing two people including a young girl, officials said. The Philippine Red Cross said the girl was four years old, but transport minister ...

Lady Gaga gave a free concert on Saturday night in front of at least a million fans who poured onto Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach for the biggest show of her career. “Tonight, we’re making history ...

Romanians are casting ballots on Sunday in a critical presidential election redo after last year’s annulled vote plunged the European Union (EU) and Nato member country into its worst political crisis ...

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a backlash within Labour after Reform UK made sweeping gains in local elections. The Prime Minister has said he would go “further and faster” with his plans in response to ...

Malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s total blockade enters its third month. A shortage of food and supplies has driven the territory toward ...

Nigel Farage has said the Tories will “never recover” and Reform UK has “supplanted” them as the opposition to Labour after his party made sweeping gains in local elections. Both Sir Keir Starmer and ...

The sacrifices of the Second World War will be remembered this week as the King and Queen lead the nation in events to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. The words of Sir Winston ...

Hip-hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs once presided like a prince over his White Parties in the Hamptons, attracting A-list celebrities, gossip columnists and photographers. But at a trial starting on ...

Lewis Capaldi performed on stage for the first time in two years at a charity gig in Edinburgh to raise funds for suicide prevention. Capaldi, 28, last performed publicly at Glastonbury in 2023 before ...

A “fairly chilly” spell is expected to follow record-breaking hot weather in the UK as the 80th anniversary of VE Day is marked with a military procession, flypast and street parties. The Met Office ...