Aleks Phillips & Liv McMahonBBC News & technology reportersWatch UK alert go off from a government test in 2023The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in ...

US President Donald Trump has suggested Buckingham Palace is "setting a date for September" for his second state visit to the UK.The president told reporters in the White House ...

Getty ImagesThe UK economy was weaker than initially estimated between July and September, revised official figures show.The economy had zero growth in the three months, revised down from an ...

Hiring in the US surged unexpectedly last month, easing fears that the economy might be heading for a sudden, sharp downturn. Employers in the US added 254,000 jobs in ...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Phil Noble/REUTERS Pat McFadden, Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East, prepares to attend an interview at the Labour ...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesDevotees throw flowers, while volunteers immerse an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh at ...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.LUIS ROBAYO/AFPRiot police use pepper spray on demonstrators during a protest outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires ...

Residents of Katesbridge, County Down, woke up to an unseasonably chilly start on Friday.Temperatures in the hamlet fell to -1.4°C overnight, the lowest temperature recorded so early in September ...

The government is warning of a "grim" September with up to 6,000 jobs set to be cut across the steel and oil refining industries, the BBC understands.A total of ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:Emmanuel Adegboye / EPAOn Saturday, the highly anticipated Miss Universe Nigeria competition is in full swing ...

10 hours agoBy David Deans, Political reporter, BBC Wales News • Cemlyn Davies, Political correspondent, BBC Wales NewsPA MediaVaughan Gething's tenure as first minister of Wales lasted 118 days before announcing he would resignWelsh ...

Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to hold two presidential TV debates in June and September, setting the stage for primetime political duels that could shake up the ...