The tie-up, announced in May, will create a banking giant with millions of customers and about £89 billion worth of assets.

The Competition and Markets Authority said fuel margins remained higher than historic levels, and it remained concerned about weakened competition.

At least 13 people have died in eastern Uganda after landslides buried 40 homes in six villages, officials said. The Uganda Red Cross Society said 13 bodies have been recovered and the rescue effort ...

The UK’s asylum system now costs £5 billion – the highest level of spending on record and up by more than a third in a year. Home Office spending on asylum rose by £1.43 billion, up 36% from £3.95 ...

Just 42,500 applications have been approved since July, when the Government said almost 900,000 households were missing out on the benefit.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said Parliament needs adequate time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.

Coventry have announced Frank Lampard as their new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The 46-year-old will take charge of the Sky Blues for the first time this Saturday when his new side ...

THE new chairman of a community group in Cockenzie and Port Seton is urging residents to get involved following the resignation of almost ...

Seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said, adding to ...

The US conservative political commentor Candace Owens has been refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she had been banned from another country, immigration officials ...

“While remaining high by historic standards, net migration is now beginning to fall and is provisionally down 20% in the 12 months to June 2024. Over that period we have seen a fall in immigration, ...

The radio presenter announced earlier this month that she was stepping down from hosting Radio 2’s Breakfast show after six years.