The group reported pre-tax profits tumbling to £98 million for the six months to June 30, down from £338 million a year earlier.

Because of record global heat in 2023 and 2024, the world is still going through its biggest – and fourth ever recorded – mass coral bleaching event on record, with heat stress hurting nearly 84% of ...

The average house price jumped by 0.4% or more than £1,000 in cash terms in July, Halifax has reported. Across the UK, the average property value in July was £298,237, up from £297,157 in June.

Mr Trump has promoted the tariffs as a way to reduce the persistent trade deficit. But importers sought to avoid the taxes by importing more goods before the taxes went into effect. As a result, the ...

An emergency alert drill in a month’s time “will be one of the biggest public safety exercises” in UK history, a Cabinet minister has said. Pat McFadden said mobile phone alerts could save lives ...

The fire service said the rise came in 2024/25 compared to 2023/24, with 24,754 calls answered, according to its latest annual performance report.

The Met Office has forecast a mix of cloudy and sunny intervals for Weston-super-Mare over the weekend. On Thursday, August 7, the day will start cloudy, changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon, ...

I really am not sure where I stand on the issues surrounding MasterChef presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode.

Previously, many Somerset residents had been unaware they could access the water park due to its location within Unity Beach Holiday Resort.

Just as the sea ebbs and flows, the fortunes of the seaside come and go. Until package holidays abroad took off in the 1960s, Weston was still the holiday destination for many thousands.

US President Donald Trump could meet in person with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as next week as he seeks to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, a White House official said.

A set of 10 stamps from Royal Mail will pay tribute to “one of Britain’s most influential and enduring comedy troupes” – Monty Python. The main collection of six stamps celebrates characters from ...