From glittering alpine lakes to the neon-lit skylines of East Asia, here are the world’s richest countries, according to UBS.

FOUR hundred thousand and counting. Sign-ups to be part of founding the new party initiated by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana already surpass the membership of any existing political party in Britain...

South West Water said it is spending £760m over the next five years to tackle the problem.

South West Water said it is spending £760m over the next five years to tackle the problem.

The government pledged to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year.

Bosses to hit milestone on third working day of 2025 with median hourly pay of £1,298, says High Pay Centre

Dr Hussam Abu Safiya is being held on suspicion of "involvement in terrorist activities", Israel has said, and accused him of "holding a rank" in Hamas. They have not disclosed his whereabouts and hum...

Exclusive: 414,137 people believed to have experienced some level of harm in last year, Guardian analysis finds

Last-minute show of support for US president’s close ally as he nears his final days in office

The government's honeymoon has been short lived.

Chancellor pledges renewed focus on growth after Bank of England warning that Britain is on brink of stagnation

An average of 35p in every pound paid by customers for their water goes on interest payments and shareholder payouts

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The Royal Mail is not royal, if ever it was. It has not been an essential state-supplied service for some time, although I doubt we can survive without it as a universal service. And now it is going...

The £3.6bn deal by Daniel Kretinsky is given the go-ahead after agreeing

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Two separate reports by media freedom organisations found Israel killed an unprecedented number of journalists.

GDP figures underline scale of challenge for Labour to get the economy growing

The Government has ordered a review as thousands of people will be made to pay back the money

Charity says soaring private rents, rising evictions and lack of affordable social housing are to blame

A substantial Severn Trent Water investment is based on IOU notes - BBC Panorama finds.