The annual rate of inflation shot up to a fresh 30-year high of 7% in March reflecting, for the first time, the immediate effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Prices have increased faster over the past 12 months than at any time in the previous 30 years, putting pressure on already stretched household budgets.

Boris Johnson is a "flawed individual" who is "mortified" over his partygate fine but has a "big job to do" as war rages in Ukraine, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has told Sky News.

Police have released details of a "person of interest" they are searching for following a shooting on a rush-hour subway train in New York.

Health officials continue to investigate a spike in hepatitis cases among children under the age of 10 across the UK as they consider a "number" of possible causes.

After closing its international borders for two years New Zealand is reopening to the world - if you can a manage to find a flight there.

US President Joe Biden has described Russia's actions in Ukraine as "genocide" and says Vladimir Putin is trying to "wipe out the idea of being able to be Ukrainian".

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have faced each other in court during the first day of their multimillion-dollar US libel trial - with the actor's team saying his ex is preparing for "the performance of a lifetime", and her lawyers warning the case will ...

Sylvia Lancaster, the mother of a 20-year-old woman who was murdered for dressing as a goth in 2007, has died suddenly.

Insulate Britain protesters have been praised by a judge who fined them for a demonstration that blocked part of the M25 last year.