The Scottish Secretary tells the BBC his party inherted the "worst economic and public service finances situation since the ...

The fall in consumer confidence was unexpected as it came in the aftermath of an interest rate cut from the Bank of England ...

Barry Bradley from Napoleon's Casino said there were challenges facing Bradford and other city centres. He said: “Without a ...

Away from the campaign trail, the US central bank is poised to lower interest rates for the first time in four years.

Government borrowing in August rose to the highest level for the month since the Covid pandemic in 2021. Official figures ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election. The ...

The UK government is creating a "disheartening and dispiriting" atmosphere with its gloomy messages on the economy and public ...

That conflict, between the Tamil Tiger rebels and the Sri Lankan state, erupted in 1983. The Tigers eventually had vast areas ...

With less than 50 days until the US election, Anthony Zurcher looks at how the rate cut will shape the presidential campaign.

Plans to overhaul parking in Brighton and Hove are to go before councillors, with the Sussex city facing a predicted ...

Guernsey’s Economic Development Committee has paid for consultants to look at competition rules in different places, as part ...

Lebanon's health ministry says 14 people were killed and dozens injured in the strike, as cross-border exchanges escalate.