The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in April, according to official figures released as the CBI, Britain's biggest employers' group, demanded "vital actions" from the government to prevent an inflation-driven recession.

Boris Johnson has said it would be "preposterous" for Brussels to launch a trade war over "trivial" planned changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol - as senior EU figures warned of the damage they could cause.

A man has been charged with murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Manchester last week.

Britain should start preparing for its "first properly hot summer's day" as temperatures could climb as high as the late thirties this week, according to forecasters.

Divers searching for a missing British journalist and his colleague have found a backpack, laptop and other personal items that belonged to the pair in a remote part of the Amazon.

Rwanda is a densely populated country of 13 million people and the capital Kigali is bursting with life and energy.

A potential breakthrough that could lead to the first significant new US gun law in decades has been announced by a bipartisan group of senators.

About 8,000 tonnes of paper and cardboard have been destroyed after a large fire has ripped through a major packaging plant owned by Smurfit Kappa in Birmingham.

Beijing is rushing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar known for its cheap alcohol and large crowds - with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns.

Two prisoners are on the run after escaping Leyhill Prison near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.