The boss of Premier Inn owner Whitbread has said UK tax hikes caused the firm to cut back on planned UK hotel investments, which would have created more jobs. Dominic Paul, chief executive of the ...

The Competition and Markets Authority launched a study into the sector after the Middle East conflict sent the cost of heating oil soaring.

Sir Ken McCallum said the past year has seen increased Iranian action against Jewish sites, and a move towards harder targets such as military bases.

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after an arson attack on a house in Waterford City claimed the lives of two adults and two children. The deaths of the man and woman and two of their ...

Th American pontiff has offered a rare level of transparency about the first publicly disclosed major health problem of his ...

AI could give terrorists access to bioweapons or generate new pathogens if guardrails on the technology fail, the head of MI5 has said. In a speech at Thames House on Tuesday, Sir Ken McCallum gave ...

Donald Trump’s deal to import Russian diesel has strained diplomatic relations with Ukraine’s allies – including the UK, Ed Miliband acknowledged. The Foreign Secretary said it had been a “very ...

The documentary will also use Rowling’s life as a lens ‘to explore three decades of profound social, political and technological change’.

The retail sector has been targeted many times in the past two years, with M&S, Co-op and Harrods among the biggest names being hit by hackers.

A 36-year-old is due to appear before magistrates after being charged with using threatening or abusive behaviour.