Governor Andrew Bailey said he remained sceptical over the need for a digital pound, stressing that innovation in payments should be a priority.

Hunger has been rising among Gaza’s more than two million Palestinians since Israel broke a ceasefire in March to resume the war.

Ms Reeves, delivering her annual Mansion House speech to the financial services sector, said changes were needed for the UK to stay competitive.

The clashes began with a series of tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between members of local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions.

Primary school teachers can decide to discuss the sharing of naked images or online sexual content if it is affecting their pupils, guidance says.

BBC director-general Tim Davie had earlier condemned the ‘serious racist term’ the Australian-born presenter was alleged to have used.

Two lanes are closed due to a crash on the M62. The lanes are closed between junction 19 and 20. A spokesperson for AA Traffic and Travel said: "Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to crash on ...

An agreement by seven housebuilders to pay a record £100 million to help fund affordable new homes after an investigation into concerns they shared commercially sensitive information “definitely looks ...

Three women have been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a van was driven into the external fence of a defence factory. The incident happened at the Leonardo premises in the Crewe Road North area ...

The director-general said it offers an opportunity for the BBC to have a ‘reset where we make sure that people are living up to the values ...

Figures have been published for the first time showing the immigration status of people on universal credit, with around one in six likely to be foreign nationals – a proportion that has remained ...