Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump and agreed to hold “productive” discussions at an upcoming tariff talks between the two sides.

Retail sales volumes were up 1.2% in April 2025, following a rise of 0.1% in March 2025 (revised down from 0.4%). April’s retail sales growth surpassed expectations, with analysts having predicted a 0 ...

Household energy bills will fall by 7% from July, Ofgem has confirmed. The typical bill will drop by £129 to £1,720 per year when the regulator’s new price cap – which sets the limit on how much firms ...

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “emboldening Hamas”, after the British Prime Minister joined the leaders of France and Canada in calling for a halt to Israel’s military offensive ...

A LAST-MINUTE replacement locomotive has been announced for the Cotswold Festival of Steam. The Bulleid 'Pacific' 34072 257 Squadron, expected to appear at the event, has been withdrawn due to a ...

Some 50,000 people have been isolated by flooding along the coast of New South Wales state, north of Sydney, after days of heavy rain.

North Korea said it began steps to investigate and arrest those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer after leader Kim Jong Un expressed fury over the incident that he said ...

THE new leader of Cotswold District Council has unveiled his top team. Councillor Mike Evemy was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the annual meeting on Wednesday (May 21). He ...

A CHIPPING Norton farm is set to host a magical event featuring unicorns and dragons. Fairytale Farm, in Chipping Norton, will be hosting the Once Upon a Unicorn and Dragon event from Saturday (May 24 ...

PEOPLE will get a chance to view efforts to restore Worcestershire’s tallest church spire. St John's Church in Bromsgrove has invited the public to its upcoming 'Side by Side' Open Day, an event that ...

A NEW 100 per cent mortgage deal could be a "game-changer" for prospective homeowners, according to a property expert.

There was an ‘overarching risk’ that Leeds Trinity University was unable to ‘properly ensure quality’ at subcontractual ...