The taxpayer-backed lender said it bought 263 million shares from the Government at a price of 380.8p each, reducing the Government’s stake to around 11.4% from 14.81%, as at the end of October.

Hezbollah began firing into Israel on October 8 2023, in solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Since the conflict erupted, more than 3,100 people have been killed and nearly 13,900 injured in ...

Heathrow Airport said it has recorded the busiest October in its history. More than 7.2 million passengers travelled through the west London airport’s four terminals last month. That is up from 7.0 ...

England’s white-ball captain blazed six sixes – muscling one on to the roof of the Three Ws stand – and eight fours.

Former boxing world champion Chris Eubank is hoping to land a knockout in the world of tech after launching a new community fundraising venture that will see him visit schools and sports clubs across ...

President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border tsar” in his incoming administration. “I am pleased to announce ...

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a brain bleed in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in this ...

An Army veteran has called on people to remember those who served in lesser-known conflicts, and not just to focus on “the ...

Pakistan’s railways suspended all train services on Monday to and from a south-western province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed 26 people, including soldiers and ...

The meeting kicks off against a backdrop of deadly weather events, extreme conditions and record temperatures in recent ...

A vote is mandatory following an election, and Mr Ishiba is expected to be re-elected in a runoff against the opposition leader.