House sales soared 104 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to HM Revenue and Customs figures.

It follows New Delhi’s decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country after last week’s attack in ...

A former Parachute Regiment officer is aiming to become the fastest person to row 2,000 miles solo around Great Britain. Mike Ellicock, from Lewes in East Sussex, was wounded in action during a ...

House prices dipped by 0.6% month on month on average in April according to an index – just as stamp duty discounts became less generous. Across the UK, the annual rate of house price growth slowed to ...

Asda has apologised to customers affected by the recall as the FSA warned shoppers who have purchased the chicken not to eat it ...

The call from conservation charity Plantlife comes as it kicks off its annual “no mow May” campaign to encourage homeowners ...

The president of the Miami Grand Prix says Formula One does not need any more races in the United States. Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium will on Sunday play host to the first of three events in the US this ...

It came as the FTSE 100 giant revealed a rise in sales as weakness in its vaccine division was offset by growth in speciality medicines.

The cause of Spain and Portugal’s widespread blackouts remained a mystery on Tuesday, with some isolated disruption remaining ...

The first of three accusers expected to give evidence at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has entered the witness box, ...

Novak Djokovic has reacted to his run of poor form by pulling out of the Italian Open in Rome next week. The 24-time grand slam champion is on a three-match losing streak, having crashed out of the ...

Barclays has revealed first-quarter earnings jumped by nearly a fifth, but set aside more cash for bad debts due to worries over the US economy and a mounting global trade war. The UK banking giant ...