The amount of items bought across the UK fell by 2.3 in April, following a fall of 0.2 in March, the Office for National Statistics said.

The average household energy bill is to fall by 7% from July after Ofgem lowered its price cap in response to wholesale prices. The regulator announced it is dropping its price cap from the current £1 ...

Mashed potato sales have soared at a UK supermarket, with a new multi-million-pound mash factory opening to help meet demand. Tesco said its shoppers bought one million more packs of fresh ready-made ...

Child serial killer Lucy Letby is set to find out whether her bid to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal has been successful. At a two-and-a-half day hearing last month, Letby’s lawyers ...

There are different types of voting systems for different types of elections in the UK. Elections to decide who becomes an MP – either in general elections or by-elections – are decided on the first ...

Ipswich Town are back in the Premier League following a 22-year absence. Stuart Watson spoke to chief executive Mark Ashton about the ...

Robert Thompson, the BBC’s Senior Head of Content Production for the East and London, is responsible for production of all BBC local ...

As the final half term of the academic year, schools in Suffolk break up on Friday, May 24 and go back for the final term on Monday, June 3. Here are five family-friendly events for under £5 if you ...

US President Joe Biden on Thursday praised Kenya’s William Ruto for “his bold leadership” as the White House marked the first ...

A council has sought to allay concerns about the future of an area of woods and recreation space in part of a seaside town where 2,000 homes are being developed. Fears have been raised on social media ...

As we head towards the summer months, the exciting Thomas Wolsey 550 programme has a packed programme of talks, walks, events, school’s activities and community projects. It’s a hectic pace! Over the ...

Britons can expect sunny spells this bank holiday weekend after parts of the UK were battered by a month’s worth of rainfall in the last two days, according to the Met Office. Forecasters say all ...