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What is behind the new Pope's chosen name, Leo?

What is behind the new Pope's chosen name, Leo?49 minutes agoMaria ZaccaroBBC World ServiceReutersCardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV.The 69-year-old is...

Inside the secretive world of Zara

Inside the secretive world of Zara 1 hour agoEmma SimpsonBusiness correspondentReporting fromGaliciaIt's going to be a very sexy summer, a touch of romantic, cowboy and rock and roll.That's according...

NHS plans 'unthinkable' cuts to balance books

NHS plans 'unthinkable' cuts to balance books15 minutes agoNick TriggleHealth correspondent•@nicktriggleGetty ImagesThe NHS in England is planning "previously unthinkable" cuts to try to balance...

Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 2045

Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 20452 hours agoMike WendlingBBC News•@mwendlingReutersMicrosoft founder Bill Gates said he intends to give away 99% of his vast fortune over the...

US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals

US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals2 hours agoNatalie ShermanBBC NewsThe US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a set number of British cars and allow some steel and...

US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals

US and UK agree deal slashing Trump tariffs on cars and metals2 hours agoNatalie ShermanBBC NewsGetty Images/Pool/AFPThe US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a set number of British cars and allow...

Princess Eugenie moves Beatrice to tears with emotional health confession

Princess Eugenie moved her sister Princess Beatrice to tears after sharing a deeply personal story about her 20-year battle with scoliosis during an emotional podcast appearance. The York sisters...

Princess Eugenie moves Beatrice to tears with emotional health confession

Princess Eugenie moved her sister Princess Beatrice to tears after sharing a deeply personal story about her 20-year battle with scoliosis during an emotional podcast appearance. The York sisters...

Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 2045

Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 20454 hours agoMike WendlingBBC News•@mwendlingReutersMicrosoft founder Bill Gates said he intends to give away 99% of his vast fortune over the...

US agreement leaves the UK open to do a much more significant EU deal

US agreement leaves the UK open to do a much more significant EU deal1 hour agoFaisal IslamEconomics EditorGetty ImagesThe key diplomatic win here is that it leaves the UK open to do a full EU deal...

Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 2045

The UK-US tariff deal at a glance

What is in the UK-US tariff deal?15 minutes agoJennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe US and the UK have reached a deal over tariffs on some goods traded between the...

Pay day banking outages hit 1.2m people, banks reveal

Pay day banking outages hit 1.2m people, banks reveal48 minutes agoGraham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesAbout 1.2m people in the UK were affected by banking outages that happened on what was...

Starmer faces growing rebellion over welfare cuts

Starmer faces growing rebellion over welfare cuts2 hours agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing a growing rebellion by Labour MPs over planned...

Starmer faces growing rebellion over welfare cuts

Starmer faces growing rebellion over welfare cuts1 hour agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing a growing rebellion by Labour MPs over planned...

The choppy waters between North Sea oil and green energy revolution

The choppy waters between North Sea oil and green energy revolution9 hours agoDouglas FraserBusiness and economy editor, ScotlandGetty ImagesThe Great Energy Transition is under way, and may come to...

POLL: Should UK stop housing migrants in hotels as cost set to hit £15.3<b class='text-danger'>bn</b>?

POLL: Should UK stop housing migrants in hotels as cost set to hit £15.3bn?

Official data shows that the cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels and other accommodation between 2019 and 2029 is expected to reach £15.3 billion. The figure equates to £4 million a day or...

Humiliation for Rachel Reeves as she’s told she’s blown a £57<b class='text-danger'>bn</b> hole in the UK economy

Humiliation for Rachel Reeves as she’s told she’s blown a £57bn hole in the UK economy

Rachel Reeves' impact on the UK economy threatens to blow a £57billion hole in Britain's public finances, a thinktank has warned. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said...

Henry Zeffman: Trump deal is a significant achievement for Starmer

Trump deal is a significant achievement for Starmer35 minutes agoHenry ZeffmanChief political correspondentEPAThe UK has been desperate for a deal of this sort with the US since President Donald...

Historic US-UK trade deal sees Trump overturn years of 'sleepy' Joe Biden policy

Many will see Britain’s historic trade deal with the US as further proof of the enduring special relationship the two countries enjoy. Talks first started almost exactly five years ago on May 5,...