Direct Line Group has revealed plans to axe around 550 jobs as it looks to cut costs amid a turnaround at the insurer. The group said it is consulting on the cuts as it seeks to save £50 million in ...

Pakistan’s railways suspended all train services on Monday to and from a south-western province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed 26 people, including soldiers and ...

The taxpayer-backed lender said it bought 263 million shares from the Government at a price of 380.8p each, reducing the Government’s stake to around 11.4% from 14.81%, as at the end of October.

New Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim admits he is under no illusions as to how difficult the job will be but is ready for the challenge. The 39-year-old signed off at Sporting Lisbon with a 4-2 ...

The 19-time world champion boxer is co-launching community fundraising platform Trust Huddle nationwide, with plans to expand to the US.

Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli strike hit a tent sheltering a displaced family in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least three people, including the parents of twins. The strike in the ...

Heathrow Airport said it has recorded the busiest October in its history. More than 7.2 million passengers travelled through the west London airport’s four terminals last month. That is up from 7.0 ...

GONE are the days of turkey twizzlers and chips followed by sponge pudding with pink or green custard for school dinners. Lunchtime dishes served at schools across St Helens have come a long way since ...

Derek ‘Benny’ Bennett, 72, served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and the Middle East during 25 years in the Army.

There have long been rumours that China is planning to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but the research by the Middlebury team is the first to confirm that China is working on a ...

The president-elect has made a host of claims about what he will do on the first day he returns to the White House.

Thousands of people are set to march through central London to demand tougher action on keeping the UK’s rivers and seas clean. A range of groups including River Action, Greenpeace, the Wildlife ...