The US treasury secretary has told Sky News that the US Navy will be escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

Across the country last week, hundreds of criminals woke to the sound of their front doors splintering.

The UK economy grew by 0.2% in the three months to January but with zero growth that month, according to official figures, as the prospects ahead are clouded by uncertainty due to the effects of the Middle East war.

In a war increasingly determined by the flow and price of oil, one country is already emerging as a winner - and it's not even a combatant.

A teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at a school near Norwich.

Lab-grown foie gras and chicken are being tested by scientists to ensure they are safe for humans to eat, and could hit British restaurants and dinner tables in the next five years.

One Battle After Another and Sinners are two films set for big wins at the Oscars this weekend - but with the studio behind them potentially facing a huge takeover, industry experts say this is a time of great uncertainty in Hollywood.

Thirty years after the Dunblane school massacre, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has said the tragedy "haunts many of us still to this day".

The UK is considering possible options to help defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, the defence secretary has said.

A deadly shooting at a Virginia university is now being treated as a terror attack, according to the FBI.