Year: 2024

Retail sales rose by a better-than-expected 2.9% in May as increased footfall, better weather and deals saw shoppers return to high streets, according to officials. 

Retail sales rose by a better-than-expected 2.9% in May as increased footfall, better weather and deals saw shoppers return to high streets, according to officials.

Retail sales rose by a better-than-expected 2.9% in May as increased footfall, better weather and deals saw shoppers return to high streets, according to officials.

Government borrowing was less than expected in May, new figures have revealed. 

Microsoft has regained the title of the world's most valuable public company just days after it was overtaken by one of its rivals. 

The Conservative Party is seen as "sleazy" and "grubby", Ruth Davidson has said, as two of its candidates are being investigated over alleged bets placed on the election date.

Tributes have poured in for actor Donald Sutherland after he died following a long illness. 

On the coastline of southern Italy, a small group gathered at the water's edge.

On the coastline of southern Italy, a small group gathered at the water's edge.

On the coastline of southern Italy, a small group gathered at the water's edge.