A deal to secure the first Universal theme park in Europe has been closed by the Government in the hope it will generate tens of billions of pounds for the economy. The resort in Bedfordshire is set ...

UK ministers will press ahead with their message that a trade war is in “nobody’s interest” as more of Donald Trump’s global tariffs come into effect on Wednesday after a week of market turmoil.

A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press’s full access to cover presidential events, affirming on First Amendment grounds that the government cannot punish ...

The US State Department said it had reversed an undisclosed number of sweeping funding cuts to UN World Food Programme emergency projects in 14 impoverished countries, saying it had terminated some of ...

US President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders on Tuesday aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a reliable but polluting energy source that has long been in decline. Under ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh was tempted to slip a puppy into her handbag during a visit to the Yellow Labrador Club, organisers joked. Sophie, 60, visited Windsor Great Park on Tuesday for an afternoon ...

PlayStation game Astro Bot was the big winner at the 21st Bafta Game Awards, picking up five awards, including best game. The platform game, which was released to mark PlayStation’s 30th anniversary, ...

US stocks dived on Tuesday after a second day of stunning reversals, as Wall Street veered from jubilation in the morning towards fear at the close over President Donald Trump’s trade war, which is ...

Talks aimed at resolving an all out strike by refuse collectors have ended after being described as “productive”. Members of Unite in Birmingham walked out last month in a bitter dispute over pay and ...

A fire at a caravan site near Skegness that killed a father and his 10-year-old daughter was “accidental”, an investigation has found. Lincolnshire Police officers were called to the fire at a ...

The European Union’s border protection agency said it is investigating multiple alleged human rights violations by Greece in dealing with illegal immigration. The agency, Frontex, said it is reviewing ...

Former boxer and actor Mickey Rourke will tell Trisha Goddard he will keep her “in my prayers” on tonight’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother. Tuesday’s episode of the ITV reality show will see the ...