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Surprise good news as government borrowing less than forecast

The government borrowed the least amount of money in three years last month, official figures showed, in a surprise bout of good news for Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Europe tried to starve Putin's war machine with sanctions - but something else has happened

Why is Donald Trump threatening to impose sanctions, or tariffs, or maybe both, on India in relation to the Ukraine war?

Two major airlines being sued over 'window' seats with no view

Two major US airlines are being sued by passengers who say they paid extra for "window" seats, only to find themselves given seats next to a blank wall.

Retired women to effectively stop receiving pension from today due to gender gap, research finds

Retired women effectively go more than four months every year without getting a pension when their income is compared with that of men, new research finds.

Motorsport body gives green light to £500m World Rally auction

World motorsport's governing body will this week give its public backing to an auction of the commercial rights to the World Rally Championship (WRC).