Near-zero growth has crushed living standards across the EU, sending voters towards populist demagogues. But they have no solutions to offer, says former UK PM Gordon Brown

Exclusive: Concerns over effect on UK’s finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general election

Biden referred to the former president as ‘Sleepy Don’ and ‘a six-year-old’ during event in Washington DC

Joe Biden didn’t appear to acknowledge the Israel-Hamas war at last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner (27 April), despite backlash from protesters. Chants of “shame on you” could be heard outside the Washington Hotel, as many prote ...

The live event is based on the hit Channel 4 TV series and will feature host and design guru Kevin McCloud

The two-decade transformation of the industrial site north of King’s Cross station in London, once notorious, now a pleasant enclave of offices, homes, shops, bars and boulevards, is essentially complete. It’s a huge success – and yet ...

Diane Langton's appearance in a dramatic episode of the BBC sitcom prepared her for her career in the hit soap

Joe Biden wasted no time taking aim at Donald Trump during last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner (27 April), bringing up his ongoing Stormy Daniels hush money trial. The president poked fun at jibes about his age, remarking that he was ...

US president made fun of Republican frontrunner’s legal woes while critics of his handling of Gaza war protested outside

A devil-may-care culture led to the UK’s highest drinking rates. Are we now paying the price for years of excess?

Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan, white supremacist slogans and antisemitic conspiracy theories

The UK is set to be hit by an 'Iberian plume' in the coming weeks

Sort of: this week will see inspections of some goods. But the hit to businesses and inflation will be inescapable

The professor on his famous 13 ‘keys’ to the White House, a method for predicting election results that’s been right nine times out of 10

There is bad news for hayfever sufferers as the warmer weather is due to move in later in the week

"This is one of the rarest places. This is one of the places where you can say there is a big community"

The old adage that politics is showbusiness for ugly people rings true here

A 15-year-old boy was attacked in the playground during lunch break

Homeowners are facing a hike in monthly payments with some forced to extend mortgage terms or even sell and move

New nickname from Jordan Klepper comes after the former president hit out at former attorney general Bill Barr in a Truth Social post