Pritti Mistrybusiness reporter andKevin Peacheycost of living correspondentGetty ImagesPeople drawing their new state pension from April are likely to see a rise of more than £500 a year, latest ...

Harry FarleyPolitical correspondent andJessica RawnsleyPA MediaSir Keir Starmer is expected to announce the UK's recognition of a Palestinian state in a statement on Sunday afternoon.The move comes after the ...

Successive UK governments have said recognition of a Palestinian state should be part of a peace process at a time when it can have maximum impact.In July, amid the ...

The prime minister and his team are delighted – and relieved.State visits are far from a new tool in the British armoury of soft power, but they are frequently ...

BBCDenmark's red post boxes are being removed across the countrySorting through bundles of letters, small packages and magazines, Herman Moyano is getting ready for his early morning post round.Cargo ...

Becky MortonPolitical reporterPM: UK will recognise Palestinian state unless conditions metThe UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes "substantive steps to end the appalling situation ...

France will officially recognise a Palestinian state in September, President Emmanuel Macron has said.In a post on X, Macron said the formal announcement would be made at a session ...

Catherine MorrisonBBC News NIReutersPope Francis is lying in state in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican ahead of his funeral on SaturdayThe head of the Catholic Church in Ireland ...

US President Donald Trump has suggested Buckingham Palace is "setting a date for September" for his second state visit to the UK.The president told reporters in the White House ...

At least six people have been taken to hospital after a shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee.One person was taken into custody after the shooting at the university's ...

Mary McCoolBBC Scotland News'I won't be diverted by SNP rhetoric on Trump visit' - StarmerThe prime minister has dismissed calls from the SNP to scrap an unprecedented second state ...

US President Donald Trump has been invited to the UK for a second state visit by the King.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer used his trip to the White House ...