The UK has today signed a trade continuity agreement with a series of countries in the Caribbean.

Every £1 of public spending generates £3-4 in value for the recipients in the space industry, with additional wider spillover benefits to the UK economy.

More than £140m worth of Asian gold jewellery has been stolen in the UK over the past five years, a BBC investigation has found. Gold jewellery is often bought ...

Statement following President Trump's comments on recognising Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights.

A petition to revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU has been signed by millions.

The UK is due to send forklift trucks and other cargo handling equipment to cyclone-hit Mozambique, to help quickly unload aid from planes and cut the time it ...

There is “no chance” that the US Congress would pass a free trade deal agreement with Britain if there were a hard border in Ireland, an American senator has ...

The number of anti-Muslim hate crimes reported across Britain increased by 593% in the week after a white supremacist killed worshippers at two New Zealand ...

Adam Boulton, editor-at-large. We are now less than a week away from the due date for the UK to leave the European Union, in accordance with the 2016 ...

Mr Trump was hosted by Theresa May at a dinner at Blenheim Palace, where they ate smoked salmon, steak and strawberries.

A suspect package found at a post depot in County Limerick appears to be identical to explosive packages found in the UK earlier this month, gardaí (Irish ...

The travel operator says it needs to address changing customer behaviour as more people book holidays online.

From Us to Childish Gambino, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days.

A rousing haka was performed in Trafalgar Square during a vigil to remember the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Letter from the UK's Permanent Representative to the EU to the President of the European Council concerning Article 50 extension.

A Speech of Hope must set out a vision for an open Britain that is a beacon of hope in Europe and beyond.

What can the UK achieve in three weeks that it couldn't in three years?

A BRITISH company has invented an extraordinary device that could bring an end to the world's *fresh* water shortage.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond's speech at the Annual Asian Business Awards.

Theresa May has “one last chance”, according to the Times, with the paper reporting the EU gave the prime minister a “three-week lifeline” that was only agreed ...

As parts of the UK brace for gales, heavy rain and even snow, a sizzling u-turn in the weather awaits after the weekend. Warm air from North Africa will sweep ...

Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns uses ROCKWOOL UK'S 40th anniversary to highlight the business' history, growth and success during his keynote ...

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has signed a $1.98Bn deal to purchase five E-7 early warning radar aircraft.

The dazzling Northern Lights could be visible from parts of Britain this weekend, according to forecasters. Due to a solar storm voyaging towards Earth, the ...

Inspectors from consumer group Which? say they found barely-there facilities at the Skylife Lounge at Southend Airport, with no runway view, no hot food and no ...

Membership of the European Economic Area (EEA) may not be the “right solution” for the UK after Brexit, the prime minister of one of its key members has said.

Last year the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) voted to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate killings on the Gaza border. The UK ...

Hospitality industry claims increase from 4p to 9p per person per hour will 'wring the last life out of' clubs, bars, cafes and hotels.

Updated The UK's O2 mobile network knocked off early for the week today as some customers found themselves unable to use voice services. As is the modern ...

Violence and disorder was reported at train stations and around the ground ahead of the Women's Champions League clash.

Far-right extremism poses the biggest security threat to northern England, a counter-terrorism expert has warned. Speaking anonymously to BBC News, the ...

What would you spend the money on if you won the lottery? That's the question being pondered by one factory worker from Hereford, who scooped £71m in the ...

Report finds highly qualified, non-British graduates do not take jobs from local residents.

SNOW and gusts of 70mph are set to hit parts of the country tonight as subzero temperatures plunge the nation into a deep freeze this weekend. The Met Office ...

The UK media must not help terrorists by showing "harmful" *content* in their coverage of incidents, Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officer says. Neil Basu ...

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold amid continued uncertainty over Brexit. All nine members of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ...

Industry body Oil and Gas UK says its Business Outlook Report 2019 shows cost and efficiencies are the "new reality".

An abusive woman who killed her husband after repeated beatings, including hitting him over the head with a rolling pin, has been sentenced to life in prison.

The UK is to provide an extra £12 million of support, including food, water and shelter, to the survivors of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

I have just met with Donald Tusk following the EU Council's discussion on the UK's request for the approval of the Strasbourg supplementary documents and for ...

Marmite has launched a new spread that combines its classic flavour with peanut butter, and it's the first permanent product innovation from the brand since ...

EU leaders have agreed on a plan to delay the Article 50 process, postponing Brexit beyond 29 March. The UK will be offered a delay until 22 May, if MPs ...

A coalition of UK charities has accused the British government of “a dereliction of responsibility” after ministers refused to endorse a UN-mandated commission ...

The cabinet is divided over how to handle the process of asking MPs to vote on alternative Brexit plans. The government has promised to give the Commons the ...

Retail sales rose in February, up by 0.4% on the previous month, official figures show. But sales at food stores saw the biggest fall since December 2016, the ...

A billionaire Indian diamond trader, whose jewellery was worn by the likes of model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and actress Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, has been ...

INEOS, the company owned by the UK's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has threatened to close a chemical plant unless allowed to avoid EU environment rules.

A petition calling for Theresa May to cancel Brexit by revoking Article 50 has passed two million signatures. Parliament's petitions committee tweeted that the rate ...

Grateful to Claire for flagging this up on Twitter last night. If the signatures to the petition calling for a suspension of Article 50 is anything to go by Northern ...

Sporty SUV looks set to be another major sales hit for the German carmaker.

The EU is ensuring continuity of train services between the EU (France and Ireland) and the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

The number of employed people in the UK has risen again, to a new record number of 32.7 million people between November and January, figures from the ...

UK.gov has admitted it was slow to intervene as it failed to meet “overambitious” targets for the adoption of Verify, and has been accused of splashing £154m on ...

Why would Italy find a solid partner in the U.K.? A think tank points to specific fighter jets, and offers air power advice for the future.

Cobham services between junctions nine and 10 on the M25 has been ranked as the No1 *service* station in Britain, thanks to its impressive array of facilities.

One of the UK's biggest suppliers of toilet and kitchen roll has been stockpiling about 3.5m rolls in UK warehouses in preparation for a no-deal Brexit.

A national appeal to help survivors has been launched by the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed plans to acquire five Boeing 737-based E-7 airborne early warning and control system aircraft, with the ...

BBC Weather has claimed snow could blanket northern parts of Scotland and fall to lower levels as bitterly cold air returns to the nation this weekend.

Five men have been convicted of trying to import 1.4 tonnes of cocaine worth £112 million into the UK, in a 60ft sailing yacht. They were intercepted by the UK ...

EUROPEAN Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker left reporters speechless on Friday with a bizarre Brexit riddle.

Business lobby groups have written to the European Commission, warning that its own no-deal Brexit plans "fall short of what is needed to limit major ...

UK consumers are spending close to £69 on a night out on average, according to a report which monitors changes in the evening and late night business sector.

Britons are among the happiest people in the world - and are becoming more cheerful, according to an annual United Nations survey. The seventh annual World ...

New measures that will improve Kent's resilience when services across the English Channel are disrupted will be ready for use from next week, Highways ...

The Scottish government is at risk of missing its own child poverty targets by more than 100,000 children, according to projections from the Resolution ...

Some of the UK's leading arts institutions – including the Royal Court Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe – are planning to hold a day of climate action next ...

A father has been blocked from coming to the UK to see his baby twins for the first time after the Home Office claimed his four-year relationship with the mother of ...

The latest facelifted version of the Audi R8, just arrived in the UK. Supercar, super-sports car, fast Audi godfather, 4WD mid-engined misfit – call it what you will; ...

Protest's organisers say bank invested more $30bn in 15 fossil fuel projects from 2012-17.

New vehicles will be produced at car manufacturer's Burnaston plant in Derbyshire.

Britain's foremost business lobby group and trade union body have joined forces to demand Theresa May urgently changes her approach to Brexit, warning the ...

Lack of clarity from Theresa May and leaders' disagreements over strategy set off tortured debate.

At the last count, over three million and counting. Over three million furious people have so far signed a petition to revoke Article 50, showing their anger at this ...

British marque plans to reinvent its luxury saloon as a Tesla-rivalling EV.

Intimidation and abuse of MPs and other people in public office has become worse in the current political climate, a former head of MI5 has said. Lord Evans ...

An agreement has been signed between the UK and the Pacific Islands to maintain existing trade arrangements.

Congratulations to Jack Savoretti, whose new album Singing To Strangers debuts at Number 1 on this week's Official Albums Chart. Jack's sixth collection is his ...

Leaving the EU with a deal remains the government's top priority and would give all UK nationals the stability and certainty to prepare for our new relationship ...

Lately we've been seeing a lot of new "full fibre" providers launch and now another one, Lightning Fibre, looks set to join the fray. The ISP appears to.

More than 10,000 military personnel, 35 warships, 5 submarines and 59 aircraft and helicopters from 13 countries will take part in Exercise Joint Warrior until 11 ...

I have seen the impact Brexit's uncertainty is having. The EU must protect citizens' rights, writes academic Tanja Bueltmann.

Kent county council has activated no-deal plans to keep its roads, hospitals and schools open, as the government considers pulling the trigger on national ...

The current deadlock over Brexit and possible delay to the UK's planned leaving date of 29 March suggests democracy in the UK is "all but dead", Donald Trump ...

Steve Aldridge joins newly merged agency as creative chief, but few senior JWT staff remain.

Ali Mustafaj, who built a career as a prodigious young chef after fleeing Albania aged 16, has won the right to stay in the U.K.; he has been appointed as head ...

For Alice Watkins, a Manchester University student, a year in Paris, then Madrid, as part of her degree was a dream. Now, with the turmoil of Brexit, she is ...

CCTV obtained by Sky News shows one of the mosques being attacked as counter-terrorism detectives join the police investigation.

British scientists have joined the race to produce meat grown in the lab rather than reared on the hoof. Scientists at the University of Bath have grown animal ...

Latest updates after the UK's departure from the EU was delayed following late-night talks at a Brussels summit.

An online petition calling on U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to cancel Brexit by revoking Article 50 has attracted nearly 1 million signatures, crashing the ...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted his long-awaited report on alleged collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.

It is becoming a key question in this complex Brexit process. If the UK was to request, or be offered, a lengthy extension of its membership of the European Union ...

Weapons integration activities on the Lockheed Martin F-35B are to be expanded for the UK, with the pending addition of MBDA's Meteor beyond-visual-range ...

The UK has been urged to submit *fresh* proposals within the next 48 hours to break the Brexit impasse. EU officials said they would work non-stop over the ...

Outsourcing giant Interserve faces a crunch vote on Friday over its proposed rescue plan. If shareholders fail to back the debt-for-equity deal, the firm could go ...

Two men accused of being members of an illegal neo-Nazi group were urged to destroy evidence, a court has heard. Connor Scothern and Garry Jack have ...

BRITONS have been warned to make the most of the warm weather with bitter winds, hail and snow this weekend set to kick start a five-day late winter blast.

Students and staff at Hull University are devastated by the death of Libby Squire, according to the vice-chancellor and the president of the students' union, as ...

Hutchison's Three UK network lost 44,000 active customers last year, but saw its revenue increase slightly to £2.439bn from £2.425bn. The country's fourth ...