French authorities said at least 31 people have died and more than 1,500 people were injured, more than 200 critically.

The ruling falls well short of a 59 bills hike requested by the troubled water company, as it tries to secure a bailout from investors.

Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average £31 a year over the next five years, regulator Ofwat has announced. The increase is significantly higher than the expected ...

At least nine people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Yemen, a Houthi-controlled satellite channel reported on Thursday. Al-Masirah, citing its correspondent in the port city of Hodeida, said at ...

Former BBC News journalist Rory Cellan-Jones said the Parkinson’s community “felt absolutely left out in the cold”, after being honoured at Buckingham Palace. The broadcaster’s former technology ...

UK interest rates are expected to remain at 4.75%, with rising inflation and wage growth persuading the Bank of England’s policymakers to keep rate cuts on pause, experts think. The Bank will announce ...

TSBC, the UK’s largest grower of greenhouse strawberries, will grow its first winter strawberries after a £6 million installation of the new technology. It aims to produce 600, ...

The Prime Minister will take questions from the Liaison Committee for the first time since being elected in July.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear in court in early January to face claims that he should be held in contempt for failing to turn over assets including a New York apartment ...

The rules around donations to political parties need strengthening to “protect the electoral system from foreign interference”, the head of the elections watchdog has said. Vijay Rangarajan, chief ...

The UK has pledged a new £225 million package of support for Ukraine after the Defence Secretary said the situation in the country is “critical”. On a trip to Kyiv, John Healey said that the UK will ...

Companies holding a Royal Warrant, which is granted for up to five years, are recognised for providing goods or services to the monarchy.