The hit, which took 39 years to become a Christmas number one, topped the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s poll.

The digital bank’s yearly spending data sheds a light on the shopping habits of its more than 11 million customers in Britain.

The Deputy Prime Minister will vow to push power out of Whitehall and into the hands of people with ‘skin in the game’.

Alternative proteins for the turkey, resilient super-spuds and ‘cheese from peas’ may help to keep the meal on tables for generations, ...

An Israeli airstrike hit a school and killed at least 16 people in the southern city of Khan Younis, according to Nasser Hospital.

Drivers are being urged not to travel on major routes for six hours on both Friday and Saturday to avoid the worst Christmas holiday traffic. The RAC and transport analytics company Inrix said roads ...

A “very wet, damp and miserable” start to the week has been forecast for parts of Scotland, with the risk of flooding due to persistent downpours. A Met Office yellow warning, covering parts of the ...

Nicola Sturgeon said she knows “nothing more” about the police investigation into SNP finances than she did when arrested just over 18 months ago. With Police Scotland’s Operation Branchform ...

MPs will seek to raise concerns this week over Chinese infiltration in Britain after it emerged an alleged spy formed links at the heart of the British establishment. Former Tory leader Sir Iain ...

Two teenagers were killed and four people were injured – including a 13-year-old – in a shooting at a makeshift club in Houston, police said.

The Foreign Secretary said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) remains proscribed but ‘as you would expect’ the Government has spoken to the group.

Syria is taking its first steps in the post-Assad era as its people come to terms with life under new rulers. The few maintenance workers at Damascus’ international airport who showed up for work ...