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The Bank of England has cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point, bringing down the cost of borrowing to 4.5%. 

HSBC Holdings is to hand its new chief executive a pay package potentially worth more than £15m as part of an overhaul of its bosses' remuneration triggered by the government's…

An emaciated dog, 11 kittens squeezed into a cat carrier, and 10 tarantulas left in rubbish bags were among the surge of abandoned pets rescued by the RSPCA so far…

The UK government has offered fresh opposition to US President Donald Trump's proposal for Palestinians to leave Gaza. 

A man has been arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of killing a pigeon that he reportedly filmed himself abusing. 

Steve Coogan has avoided a driving ban after pleading with the judge that it would impact his upcoming TV show. 

The owner of a Scottish soft play centre has been jailed for 25 years after being caught at a US airport with thousands of child sexual abuse images on his…

The gunman who killed 10 people and wounded several others in Sweden may have been connected with the adult education centre where he opened fire, police have said. 

Human remains have been recovered from a suitcase found in a New York river, police have said. 

Last month was the warmest January on record, according to new data.