Heightened’ policy uncertainty led to growth slowing again in October, according to a closely watched business survey.

Kemi Badenoch said she will “win back the trust of the public”, as she announced her shadow cabinet. The new Conservative Party leader appointed former policing minister Chris Philp as shadow home ...

South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won (£11.5 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users and sharing it with ...

Israeli strikes killed at least 30 people overnight in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials. Strikes early on Tuesday killed 10 people in the Gaza Strip, including four children and two ...

Registrations of new cars fell by 6.0% last month, figures show. Industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 144,288 new cars were registered in October. That compares to ...

Kyoto-based Nintendo Co reported a 108.7 billion yen (£551 million) profit for the April-September period, as sales slipped 34% from the previous year to 523 billion yen (£2.62 billion). More than 74% ...

Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools could be banned, the Health Secretary has said, although the Government has rowed back on making it illegal to smoke in pub beer gardens.

Opposition leaders vowed to boycott sessions of parliament and hold regular protests until their demands are met.

The government has launched a new trial of an OpenAI-powered chatbot to help people find relevant information on the Gov.UK website. Gov.UK Chat is to be tested by up to 15,000 business users, and ...

Sir Chris Hoy admits his cancer diagnosis has put the pressure of his cycling career into perspective and insists he feels “lucky” to have time to spend with his family.

Millions of Americans are to head to the polls after Kamala Harris and Donald Trump ended this year’s presidential race with a fierce battle for Pennsylvania on Monday. Ms Harris ended her night in ...

The man beaten by Ms Badenoch in the final ballot of Conservative members is understood to have been offered the shadow justice role. He served as immigration minister, health minister, housing ...