The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a competition market study into premium finance for home and motor insurance.

Members of Aslef, including Tube drivers, are among staff planning to walk out on different days in early November.

Here is a round-up of the situation with legislation at Westminster and other parts of the UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies.

There were also instances of inflation accelerating, including the average price of coffee (up 4.1% in the year to September, up 1.2% in the year to August); tea (up 6.2% last month, up 3.5% in August ...

Greggs is launching its first Champagne bar in which customers can pair the finest bottles with a menu of bakes and rolls – and a signature cocktail to finish.

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was attacked in a residential street, with three suspects wearing balaclavas seen leaving the area afterwards. Essex Police said firearms ...

The Prince of Wales posted a personal message on social media in support of the England men’s football squad’s new head coach.

Three adults and one child have been taken to hospital after a large fire in a residential street in Newcastle. Emergency services were called to the incident in Violet Close, in the Benwell and ...

A senior female officer in the Royal Air Force was awarded a payout of up to £2,000 after she was told to “grow a pair” by male colleagues, a High Court judge revealed. Squadron Leader Anne Rubery has ...