Year: 2024

One of Britain's best-known entrepreneurs is to take on another boardroom role by chairing a digital marketing agency owned by Carlyle, the private equity giant. 

A Conservative donor who gave more than £500,000 to the party has defected to Reform UK. 

Sir Keir Starmer has said he did not intend to cause offence to the Bangladeshi community after he singled out the country during a debate about immigration. 

Police have fired tear gas at dozens of protesters in Kenya's capital and blocked off roads to the presidential palace as crowds took to the streets again nationwide. 

There is heavy security in Nairobi, amid protests of escalating violence against a controversial bill. 

Police are investigating after the body of a man was found around a mile away from where he was hit by a lorry in western Scotland. 

A London council chief earning nearly £190,000 a year has been charged with drug and driving offences after allegedly failing to stop at the scene of an accident. 

A British tech champion which uses ultrasound to simulate the sense of touch is halving its workforce and preparing to offload one of its two core divisions. 

Andy Murray remains hopeful of playing at Wimbledon - but he admits it is unlikely to be in singles. 

Former Grange Hill star Lee MacDonald, who played Zammo McGuire in the iconic children's show, has said he has been diagnosed with skin cancer.