Bank stocks have staged a fightback following sharp early falls across Asia and Europe in the wake of measures to ease the crisis of confidence gripping the sector.

Ministers are to pursue another step towards loosening the banking reforms introduced after the 2008 financial crisis despite the turmoil which prompted the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse at the weekend.

The upcoming departure of Nicola Sturgeon as first minister and the resignation of her husband Peter Murrell as SNP chief executive marks the end of an era.

The state of Punjab in India remains on high alert as police continue their hunt for Amritpal Singh, a separatist leader who supports the Khalistan movement for a separate Sikh homeland.

People around the world did not report being more unhappy during the COVID pandemic than in the years before it, according to a study.

In a controversial move, the United Nations chief is today calling on polluting developed countries like the UK to "fast forward" net zero targets by a decade to 2040, warning the "climate time bomb is ticking".

RMT union members at Network Rail have voted to accept a revised pay offer - ending a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.

The DUP says it will vote against a key aspect of Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal when it is put to a crunch vote in parliament this week.

Scotland's outgoing first minister Nicola Sturgeon has told Sky News she has not heard whether police want to interview her or her husband as part of a long-running probe into SNP finances.

Troubled train operator Avanti West Coast has been given a contract extension by the government, its owners have announced.