Governor Andrew Bailey said he remained sceptical over the need for a digital pound, stressing that innovation in payments should be a priority.

Primary school teachers can decide to discuss the sharing of naked images or online sexual content if it is affecting their pupils, guidance says.

The clashes began with a series of tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between members of local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions.

BBC director-general Tim Davie had earlier condemned the ‘serious racist term’ the Australian-born presenter was alleged to have used.

The director-general said it offers an opportunity for the BBC to have a ‘reset where we make sure that people are living up to the values ...

Financial watchdogs have insisted that the risk of a financial crisis will not increase as a result of measures announced by the Chancellor to cut regulation in a bid to deliver growth.

An agreement by seven housebuilders to pay a record £100 million to help fund affordable new homes after an investigation into concerns they shared commercially sensitive information “definitely looks ...

Figures have been published for the first time showing the immigration status of people on universal credit, with around one in six likely to be foreign nationals – a proportion that has remained ...

The well-bred Closutton – who carries the same name as the all-conquering County Carlow yard – made a winning debut for Willie and Patrick Mullins in the bumper at Downpatrick.

Three women have been arrested under the Terrorism Act after a van was driven into the external fence of a defence factory. The incident happened at the Leonardo premises in the Crewe Road North area ...

HMRC is warning people to be on high alert for scams linked to winter fuel payments after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received 15,100 reports of bogus activity last month. Callous fraudsters have ...

Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge also apologised on behalf of the former Conservative government, who were in power when the leak occurred.