Official data suggests the UK’s rate of inflation eased from 3.5% in April to 3.4% in May – but in reality the figure was unchanged, standing at 3.4% in both months. The discrepancy is to do with an ...

Israeli warplanes have pounded Iran’s capital overnight, hitting a facility used to make uranium centrifuges and another that ...

The fire, involving furniture on the balcony of a flat at Evesham Mews on George Walk, started around 4.49pm yesterday (Tuesday June 17). Fire crews from Redditch and Bromsgrove attended with the fire ...

The UK has a 50:50 chance of seeing temperatures soar to 40C again in the next 12 years, as the risk of extreme heat rises with climate change, the Met Office said. The meteorological experts also ...

The opening of HS2 will be delayed beyond the planned date of 2033, the Government will confirm. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is expected to tell Parliament on Wednesday afternoon there is “no ...

The electricals retailer reported a better-than-expected 32 rise in underlying pre-tax profits to £45 million for the year to March 31.

Uncertainty roiled the region and residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves on the sixth day of Israel’s air campaign ...

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 3.4 in May from 3.5 in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

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The Spending Review delivers real investment where it’s needed most. At the Alexandra Hospital, £3 million is being invested in fire safety upgrades. And Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust will ...

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council will have to “cut its cloth accordingly”, councillors have been told. The council’s accounts for the 2024/25, published earlier this month, show a £6.2 million overspend ...

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation is expected to have fallen to 3.3 in May, from 3.5 in April, according to a consensus of analysts.