The group reported pre-tax profits tumbling to £98 million for the six months to June 30, down from £338 million a year earlier.

Because of record global heat in 2023 and 2024, the world is still going through its biggest – and fourth ever recorded – mass coral bleaching event on record, with heat stress hurting nearly 84% of ...

Halifax said on Thursday house prices were 2.4% higher compared with July last year, slowing from June's 2.7% increase. The housing market has settled after a rush to beat the expiry in April of a tax ...

The average house price jumped by 0.4% or more than £1,000 in cash terms in July, Halifax has reported. Across the UK, the average property value in July was £298,237, up from £297,157 in June.

Mr Trump has promoted the tariffs as a way to reduce the persistent trade deficit. But importers sought to avoid the taxes by importing more goods before the taxes went into effect. As a result, the ...

A MAN from Bournemouth with a ‘tribal tattoo’ on his tight arm has been reported missing. Lee, 39, was reported missing, having last been seen in Hanlon Close in Bournemouth at around 8.30pm on ...

An emergency alert drill in a month’s time “will be one of the biggest public safety exercises” in UK history, a Cabinet minister has said. Pat McFadden said mobile phone alerts could save lives ...

The South West Coast Path between Bude and Westward Ho! on the Hartland Peninsula has been named Britain’s Favourite Path 2025 in a ...

A university student who was caught drug driving claimed he “misunderstood police”.

Amberwood House care home in Ferndown, Dorset, raised £638 for Stable Family Home Trust with its Big Lunch event, uniting community.

The chocolate box village of Brockenhurst in the New Forest is a "bustling" spot that has "bundles of charm" to go with it ...

Howden Poole partners with FC to launch a football boot exchange, helping local children access affordable boots and stay active ...