It came as the hospitality giant revealed stronger sales for the half-year so far despite selling off more venues.

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £17.8 billion last month, up £10.1 billion on a year earlier.

A woman whose family fled the Taliban and who became the first person in her family to go to school has graduated with a master’s degree in human rights law.

Mobile app spending on generative AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT tripled globally in 2024, according to new data. The annual State of Mobile report from digital economy data firm Sensor Tower ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will also be able to recover money directly from fraudsters’ bank accounts, in what has been dubbed the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation. The Public ...

Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the country, police said.

A new Government-backed online train ticket retailer is to be created, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. The service will be available after Great British Railways (GBR) is established ...

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £17.8 billion last month, up £10.1 billion on a year earlier.

Online retailers will be forced to put in place tougher checks to stop youngsters buying knives after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it is “shockingly easy” for children to buy blades. Southport ...

Morrisons has launched a new takeaway fish and chips deal in all its cafes nationwide with customers able to choose mains, sides and drinks.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 12-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Birmingham. West Midlands Police said the boy was found with serious injuries near Scribers ...

Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones and Line of Duty's James Nesbitt will star in Harlan Coben's new Netflix series Run Away.