The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee sounded a cautious tone in its decision to keep the UK base rate the same.

A new campaign is being launched to help more older people start their own businesses. Startup School for Seniors has funding from local authorities across the country to offer an online course aimed ...

JCB has posted a jump in profits for the past year but warned over “challenging” conditions in the UK construction market. The Staffordshire-based firm, well known for its yellow excavators and ...

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, bringing the death toll in the disaster to at least 38, officials said. Another 14 miners are ...

A FLOOD alert has been announced for rivers in South Worcestershire. The Gov.uk website has issued the alert amid the rare amber weather warning which has been called in the West Midlands today ...

Forecasters have warned the public to be wary of local flooding, with the potential for some communities to be cut off by flooded roads and a chance of power cuts. The Met Office said some areas could ...

Bewdley Primary School has been prevented from opening on time due to the flooding. An alert has gone out from Worcestershire County Council after the school was temporarily closed due to flooding .

People have been urged to check their change after a "botched" £1 coin turned out to be worth 600 times its face value. 62-year-old Diane Bath, who runs a Post Office in Cumbria, took delivery of ...

National Savings and Investments has sent a "next working day" warning to anybody with Premium Bonds. The treasury-backed provider said there could be issues relating to bank account payments and ...

The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for parts of England amid concerns that affected areas could see more than a month’s worth of rain falling on Monday.

Pope Francis has cancelled his audiences on Monday because of a “slight flu-like state” just days before he is to embark on a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg, the Vatican said. The move was described ...

The Chancellor said all Government departments had communications budgets they could use to promote their activities.