Most economists are expecting rates to be left unchanged when the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announces its next decision on Thursday.

Iran’s supreme leader has warned the United States that if “they start a war, this time it will be a regional war”. The comments from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reported online by Iranian state ...

Few people will be allowed at first, and no goods will be allowed to cross. About 20,000 Palestinian children and adults needing medical care are hoping to leave war-devastated Gaza via the crossing, ...

It comes as tensions are high in the Middle East as US President Donald Trump weighs a possible military strike against Iran.

A US federal judge says she will not halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit ...

Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the ...

Somerset Council opens 54 eco-friendly, zero-carbon council homes in Minehead’s Rainbow Way, providing affordable housing for local ...

Join the British Heart Foundation’s Walk for Hearts challenge this Heart Month. Walk 28, 50, or 100 miles, boost heart health, and fund ...

Centre is seeking loving homes for ex-racing greyhounds and Arnou the Lurcher. Adopt a rescue dog in the UK and transform a ...

A fundraising buffet at Mattancherry Restaurant in Taunton raised £580 for Somerset Armed Forces Day 2026, supporting veterans and the ...

UK debate over net zero shifts focus to costs, grid inadequacy and high electricity prices, as renewables grow globally and fossil fuel use declines.