Sir Ed joked that he wanted to call off his conference keynote speech and play cricket for the rest of the day.

Dates for the 2026 performances have been announced, with organisers promising a show ‘more dazzling than ever before’.

The OECD said the UK will also experience the highest level of inflation among the G7 group of advanced economies this year.

A nurse who was jailed for life for the murders of four elderly patients and attempting to murder a fifth will not be allowed to take his case to the Supreme Court, judges have ruled. Colin Campbell, ...

The holiday giant said the winter season had got off to a strong start, with bookings 1 higher year-on-year so far, at 1.8 million.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said expectant mothers should not listen to US President Donald Trump on medical matters.

The man chosen to be the first Scottish voice of Lidl’s self-service checkout tills says he will bring his hometown’s “friendly” accent to the supermarket chain’s machines. The voice of Alan Macdonald ...

In a letter to Parliament’s standards watchdog, Mr Hollinrake said details published in Get In, a book on Sir Keir’s rise to power, suggested Labour Together had provided polling, speechwriting and ...

Economists warned that influential survey data means ‘alarm bells should be ringing that the economy is faltering’.

Dates for next year’s Strictly Come Dancing live tour have been announced, with organisers promising a show “more dazzling than ever before”. Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood will ...

Home improvement giant Kingfisher has upgraded its profit and cash guidance after it was buoyed by strong UK trading for B&Q and Screwfix. The retail group said B&Q sales were “strong” over the past ...

Business Secretary Peter Kyle will visit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to meet firms in the supply chain as the beleaguered carmaker extended its shutdown in the wake of a cyber attack. JLR, the UK’s ...