Donald Trump has announced his pick for chairman of the US's central bank in a move that will influence monetary policy decisions for the world's largest economy.

A selection of some of the best photos from the UK and around the world this wee, including Nicki Minaj holding Trump's hand, ...

Former Fed governor Kevin Warsh has been nominated by Mr Trump to replace current chair Jerome Powell when his term ends in ...

Lindsey Vonn, one of the most anticipated Alpine skiing stars, suffered a heavy crash during the women’s downhill World Cup event in Crans-Montana, Switzerland ...

Despite having already signed off on a 36% water bill increase last year, Ofwat is once again allowing bills to rise, as ...

Israel has said it will reopen Gaza's border crossing with Egypt in both directions over the weekend, allowing Palestinians to enter and leave the territory after nearly two years of closure.

The Chinese president promised to lift the restrictions, which included a ban on travel to China following talks with the Prime Minister ...

An asylum-seeking sex offender, whose mistaken release from Wandsworth Prison last year led to a national manhunt, has been ...

An American student at Goldsmiths University in London has been jailed for life over the fatal stabbing of his lover. Chinese national Zhe Wang, 31, a creative writing student at the London university ...

The BBC has been accused of 'shoe-horning’ ethnic minority actors into unlikely roles as part of an "overly didactic and preachy” diversity drive by the corporation.

More than a dozen officers have been served with misconduct notices over contact a police force had with a woman before she was murdered by her estranged husband.

Ofgem said tougher smart meter rules will come into force from February, having originally announced a review last March.