Retail sales rose 1 last month as warmer weather and end-of-season deals helped to boost supermarkets and clothes stores.

Official figures showed higher spending on public services, while national debt hit levels last seen in the early 1960s.

Plans to open a vast area of the Arctic seabed to mining will cause “irreversible harm” to unique and vulnerable wildlife and habitats, Greenpeace International has warned.

The gold Aston Martin DB5 model was created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film Goldfinger.

Laurence Bard, one of the original choristers from 1963, was part of the reunion at the Dolby Theatre in Soho.

The ad’s soundtrack, a version of Paul Simon’s I Know What I Know, is sung by Laura Mvula, while Bafta-winning actress Samantha Morton provides the voiceover. John Lewis brought back the pledge on ...

British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood were among the five people who died on the sub.

The aunt of Raneem Oudeh, who was killed by her ex-partner, says her niece was ‘not heard until she lost her life’.

Israel has launched a series of attacks in southern Lebanon, saying it struck hundreds of rocket launchers and other Hezbollah infrastructure. The army claimed the launchers were about to be used “in ...

Different challenges against a High Court judgment on the contentious legacy laws were mounted by bereaved relatives and the UK Government.

Drugs that switch on vitamin A in the body may also help stave off conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND), raising hopes of new treatments, research suggests. Scientists found drugs which ...

Picky eating is largely influenced by genes and peaks at the age of seven, scientists have found. Analysis suggests food fussiness starts during toddler years and continues into early adolescence.