The uptick in the UK’s total retail sales was against growth of 0.5 last July and the 12-month average growth of 1.9, figures show.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warned on Monday that peace ‘must be built with Ukraine, not imposed upon it’.

GCHQ staff were bound by the Official Secrets Act and were unable to talk about their secret work they carried out during the war.

Parts of the UK are forecast to reach highs of 34C during the fourth heatwave of the summer. Southern areas including Berkshire, Oxfordshire and outskirts of London such as Heathrow may reach 34C on ...

The National Pharmacy Association poll found that many felt the police response to instances of shoplifting or abuse was insufficient.

Jess Carter has admitted she felt “relief” when three of her white England team-mates joined Lauren James in missing penalties in the Euro quarter-final shoot-out against Sweden.