Yields on 10-year UK government bonds surged above 4.9 at one stage on Friday, hitting their highest level for 18 years.

John Swinney was due to receive a briefing on Thursday from the UK’s deputy national security adviser but he told journalists the meeting was postponed because Scottish Secretar ...

Iran fired on Israel and energy sites in neighbouring Gulf Arab states as many in the region marked one of the holiest days ...

Two people have died and more have been admitted to hospital as health leaders deal with an ‘unprecedented’ outbreak of the deadly bug.

It came after Nigel Farage criticised an Open Iftar in Trafalgar Square earlier this week and called for such events to be banned.

An uninsured driver who was recorded travelling at speeds of 149mph on the M5 between J24 and J25 in wet conditions has been disqualified ...

Mr Adams was being sued for £1 in damages by three men who were injured in Provisional IRA bombings in England in the 1970s and 1990s.

The latest figures come as a proposed law for England and Wales to legalise assisted dying returns for debate in the House of Lords on Friday.

Shares in the books, stationery and crafts retailer jumped on Friday morning as investors welcomed the shift in strategy.

Health officials have completed a genetic analysis of the strain of meningitis at the centre of the deadly outbreak in Kent. But what is the strain and what does this mean? – What is the strain of ...

Former footballer Joey Barton has been denied bail following a court hearing. The 43-year-old, of Widnes, Cheshire, has been in custody since March 10, when he appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court ...