Poundland is set to shut dozens of stores after being sold for £1 to investment firm Gordon Brothers. The discount chain, known for primarily selling products for £1, had been put on the market ...

ONS director of economic statistics Liz McKeown said: “After increasing for each of the four preceding months, April saw the largest monthly fall on record in goods exports to the US with decreases ...

Iran and the US will hold a sixth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme this Sunday in Oman, the sultanate’s foreign minister has said.

Pepco Group, which has owned Poundland since 2016, said it has completed the sale of the business for a ‘nominal’ fee.

The Metropolitan Police’s 16-month investigation into fake claims of a VIP paedophile ring saw raids on Lord Brittan’s home.

The affected products include the Jolly Rancher Hard Candy, ‘Misfits’ Gummies, Hard Candy Fruity 2 in 1, and Berry Gummies, the FSA said.

The UK economy saw the biggest monthly contraction for a year-and-a-half in April in a setback to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that gross domestic product ...

Mother and son Caroline and Tom have won series five of the BBC’s Race Across The World (in 2025). Caroline, 60, and 21-year-old Tom became the first mother-and-son team to win the BBC reality series ...

The carrier said this will be the ‘minimum’ punishment and it will continue to pursue passengers for civil damages.

Harrogate Ladies’ College has announced it will extend its co-ed provision into senior school from September 2026, and at the same time the school, along with its associated junior school, Highfield ...

Stricter measures to curb anti-social behaviour and stop people from feeding birds in Darlington town centre have been agreed.

A British doctor working in Australia has described helping dying people to end their lives as “a tremendous privilege”.