Oil prices have spiked as attacks on energy facilities in the Middle East have stepped up, heightening fears about major disruption to global supplies. The price of Brent crude oil was rising by about ...

The Office for National Statistics said regular earnings growth fell back to 3.8 in the three months to January.

Series six of Race Across The World starts next month on BBC One and BBC iPlayer - see the start date, teams taking part, and destinations.

British passports are due to go up in price from April 2026, with the government awaiting approval from Parliament.

The number of cases of meningitis linked to the Kent outbreak is likely to rise, a health leader has said, as experts look at whether the bacteria has become able to transmit more easily. Professor ...