The BBC’s outgoing director-general Tim Davie has said the corporation “profoundly regrets” the events around the Bafta film awards when a racial slur was broadcast on BBC One.

German media firm Axel Springer has agreed to buy the Telegraph Media Group for £575 million, scuppering efforts by the owner of the Daily Mail to snap up its UK newspaper rival. Daily Mail and ...

Searches for “Making Tax Digital” have surged 614 ahead of a major HMRC tax rule change in April. Here's what you need to know.

Soham killer Ian Huntley has been blinded and is not expected to regain consciousness following an attack in the workshop of a maximum security prison, according to reports. The Sun newspaper said the ...

Millions of Brits have been warned that the tree pollen season is expected to begin this week and will continue for months.

Prior to that, Brent crude oil prices shot up by around 23% in May 2020. If the gains hold through to the end of the day, when markets close, then it would mark the biggest weekly ...

Stamp prices are set to rise again next month despite repeated failures by Royal Mail to meet its delivery targets and amid growing concerns over the performance of the service. Royal Mail said the ...

A US congressman has withdrawn from his re-election race after admitting to an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide. Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas had faced calls from ...

The campaigner has been described by her granddaughter as an ordinary woman who ‘did something extraordinary from her dining ...

Anas Sarwar “is his own man”, UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said after the Scottish Labour leader’s calls for the Prime Minister to quit. Mr Sarwar is the most senior Labour figure to push for ...

Restaurant group Various Eateries has struck a deal to expand into pubs and revealed plans to change its name. The group, which runs Coppa Club and Noci venues, said it will change its name to the ...

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy’s comments came after Defence Secretary John Healey refused to rule out expanding the RAF’s role.