The bank also lopped 0.4 percentage points off its forecast for global growth this year. It now expects the world economy to expand just 2.3% in 2025, down from 2.8% in 2024.

Gregor Townsend stressed the importance of Scotland’s summer tour of the South Pacific after naming his 36-man squad for the three fixtures. The Scots kick off with a match against the Maori All ...

Royal Ascot beckons for Eve Johnson Houghton’s eyecatching Woodcote runner-up Havana Hurricane. The Havana Gold colt won on his debut at Goodwood in May and despite missing the break at Epsom, ran on ...

The 33-year-old, who has signed a one-year contract, will provide back-up to first-choice keeper Ederson and regular deputy Stefan Ortega.

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, the security minister and finance minister respectively, will be subject to a travel ban and asset freeze.

The princess wore a smart trouser suit for the visit to the storehouse in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and wore stiletto heels despite the attraction’s website advising on flat shoes as the “metal ...

At least nine people have been killed and 12 others were injured in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz. The suspected perpetrator also died, the city’s mayor said.

Donnacha’s O’Brien’s star filly Porta Fortuna will return later in the year after being forced to miss Royal Ascot with a minor setback The Caravaggio four-year-old has twice run at the showpiece ...

Having forked out £150 for the return flight from Manchester Airport with Ryanair, Becky Shaw couldn't understand the 'really stupid' decision ...

Strictly Come Dancing's reported line-up for 2025 - Queen Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles and Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan.

A “world-leading” company has signed on to move its offices from London to Croxley Park, Watford, with a reported 10-year lease.

Dean Huijsen said Real Madrid is “the club of my life” as he was formally unveiled following his £50million move from Bournemouth. The 20-year-old, who agreed a five-year deal at the Bernabeu last ...