The British endurance swimmer says ‘I’m frightened of sharks but I’m really frightened of a world without sharks’ ahead of his latest swim.

A former Coronation Street actress has accused BBC Scotland bosses of “throwing people out to the wolves” with plans to axe River City. Lynda Rooke, who also starred in dramas Casualty and The Bill, ...

The banking giant is now set to become fully private almost 17 years after receiving a state bailout during the 2008 financial crisis.

The chair of the Royal College of GPs also told the BBC this week that doctors have “real concerns about the practical and legal implications of a change in the law on assisted dying”, which she said ...

ITV is bracing for a double-digit plunge in advertising revenues after last year was boosted by the Euros football tournament, but said it does not expect its production arm to be hit by US President ...

Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), described the agreement as ‘absolutely vital’.

The US president had pressed for the Russian and Ukrainian leaders to meet in the Turkish capital on Thursday.

The Gambling Commission said the firm did not appropriately engage with a customer who hit a daily deposit limit of £3,340 12 times in 14 days.