Most economists think the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4 on Thursday.

A man who has raised £100,000 for charity since his terminal cancer diagnosis is set to take on a 588-mile walking challenge. Paul Dennington’s “March Through Life” will see him stroll 588 miles over ...

Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant says he was sexually abused as a teenager by the head of the National Youth Theatre, Michael Croft. Sir Chris said Mr Croft, who died in 1986, had invited him to dinner ...

A surfing competition with a difference drew thousands of spectators to a beach near San Francisco, as dogs of all sizes took to the waves. Labs, terriers and spaniels were among dozens of dogs riding ...

Rescue teams are continuing efforts to reach a group of miners trapped inside a copper mine in Chile that collapsed during a moderate earthquake. The mine’s director confirmed on Saturday that the ...

As numbers surge this year, Butterfly Conservation said sightings in unexpected places tell an important story about climate ...

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has admitted the situation surrounding unsettled striker Alexander Isak is “far from ideal”. The Magpies rejected a £110million bid for the Sweden international on Friday ...

A MAN charged with offences including assault, burglary and criminal damage in St Helens has appeared before a court.

PLANS have been submitted to convert a former taxi booking office into a nail salon. The application seeks approval to change the use of the site at 32 Westfield Street, St Helens, from a taxi booking ...

Aware that a new business can attract regular Newtonians, as well as those further afield thanks to the area's transport links, Lisa and Andy Phillips-Baynes were encouraged to invest in the area and ...

SEVERAL issues have been highlighted during reviews of a new multi-million-pound railway station, which could explain some of the delays ...

Rescue teams have found a body inside a section of a copper mine in Chile that collapsed two days earlier during a moderate earthquake, the mine’s director said on Saturday. Rescuers have been trying ...