Finance experts suggested that speculation over potential Budget measures may have had an impact on households’ sentiment.

WIVENHOE Town were beaten 3-1 by neighbours FC Clacton in their Thurlow Nunn League first division north derby, writes MAX FRETWELL. It may have been miserable weather at the Taylor Wimpey Stadium but ...

BBC Radio Scotland’s Breakfast show was taken off air after the fire broke out, with a Radio 5 Live broadcast taking its place. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze had been ...

Rachel Reeves has been forced to defend herself against claims she misled voters by talking up the scale of the fiscal challenge ahead of the Budget.

Customers will be offered the option to donate an extra 25p at the till, with each store aiming to raise £25 per week.

Flood alerts have been issued for large parts of Scotland as heavy rain moves in from the west on Monday. South-west Scotland has already seen heavy rain on Sunday night, with the downpour expected to ...

Testing has been ramped up after the first suspected Bluetongue case on the island of Ireland. Two cows have been culled after the alarm was raised at an abattoir close to Bangor, Co Down. Northern ...

Mr Goacher said all the Green councillors in Colchester were in agreement regarding the 20mph residential speed limit. Anyone who has any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to ...

Brydon Carse insists England’s bowlers can recapture the pace and hostility that had Australia rocking on the first day of the Ashes. Two batting collapses in the series opener, followed by a fearless ...

BBC Scotland’s headquarters in Glasgow has been evacuated after a fire broke out in the building. The broadcaster reported that staff left the building in Pacific Quay after the alarm sounded at about ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to make a brief visit to Ireland as efforts to strike peace plans continue. Mr Zelensky and Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska will have a number of ...

Plane maker Airbus said on Friday a ‘significant’ number of its A320 aircraft would need an immediate software update.