The Bank of England is expected to increase its base interest rate to the highest level in 13 years in a bid to tackle inflation.

A British man who joined a controversial Ukrainian military unit says he is willing to spend the next year defending against Russia's invasion - and he has not been deterred by the capture of other Britons.

Many voters in England, Wales and Scotland will head to the polls today to elect their new local representatives - as Northern Ireland elects assembly members.

The first COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020 encouraged people to flee the city in search of more space and fresh air.

Actress Amber Heard choked back tears as she told a court about the first time Johnny Depp allegedly slapped her - and said she knew she should leave him then but couldn't bring herself to do it.

Russian forces have begun storming a steel plant where Mariupol's last pocket of resistance has been holed up as it hopes to defend the besieged city.

Shell has reported record operating profits of $9.1bn (£7.2bn) for the start of its financial year though its bottom line was hit by the cost of the company's phased withdrawal from Russia over the war in Ukraine.

A Virgin Atlantic flight was forced to turn around after it emerged that one of the pilots had not completed all of their company training.

Pro-choice activists across America are gearing up for the probable scenario that abortion rights which have been in place for 50 years will be snatched away this summer.

A count-up of the number of bugs squashed onto people's car number plates suggests the number of flying insects has declined almost 60% in less than 20 years.