The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, rose by 0.7 in March.

Punnets will begin to arrive on Tesco shelves in Surrey, Kent, Herefordshire and some London stores from Friday.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on American social media firms. The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes ...

Kofi Offeh was part of the self-proclaimed Kingdom of Kubala, which was located in a camp in woodland near Jedburgh.

Consumer confidence has fallen for the third consecutive month amid household “jitters” over rapid price rises, figures show.

Morgan McSweeney has denied claims he bullied civil servants into appointing Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, widely regarded as a protege of Lord ...

A letter from some peers warned the ‘vital issue, which has wide public support, will not go away until it is resolved’.

Four-year-old Jessica Macrae, from Bearsden in East Dunbartonshire, underwent life-saving surgery for a brain tumour last ...

Asked by the BBC whether the King’s trip will help repair strained transatlantic relations, Mr Trump said: “Absolutely. He’s fantastic. He’s a fantastic man. Absolutely the answer is yes. “I know him ...

US President Donald Trump has said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. Mr Trump said the ...

The Scottish Labour leader was again asked about claims he had approached Lord Malcolm Offord with an offer of working together to oust the SNP.