Labour have announced plans to introduce a productivity target for the Bank of England (BoE), in a major shake-up to the UK's economic system.  Under the proposed plans, the BoE would be given the responsibility...

Sajid Javid has announced plans to launch a Government review into the use of medicinal cannabis in the UK. The Home Secretary said experts would look further into the medicinal use of cannabis, which has...

As the US President defended his administration's immigration crackdown, Trump said that he would not allow the US to become a "migrant camp".  Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump commented on the government's controversial practice...

Donald Trump has attacked Angela Merkel on Twitter, saying: “the people of Germany are turning against their leadership as migration is rocking the already tenuous Berlin coalition”. It is not the first time that the...

Donald’s Trump’s chief economic adviser has lashed out at Justin Trudeau for “essentially double-crossing President Trump”. In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Larry Kudlow accused the Canadian prime minister of playing a “sophomoric political stunt for...

Donald Trump has said he wants Russia to be readmitted into the G7 group of world leaders. Russia was expelled from the group in 2014 following its annexation of Crimea but the US President has said this...

MPs have "lost confidence" in the TSB chief executive, Paul Pester. Following the lender's IT meltdown, the Treasury select committee told the TSB board to give “serious consideration as to whether his position was sustainable”. Last month, a failed computer...

The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, has given the go-ahead for Heathrow's third runway. Announced in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Grayling confirmed the government's backing for the controversial plan following years of delays and...