Nick EdserBusiness reporterReutersFashion retail chain Next has raised its profit forecast after reporting stronger-than-expected sales over the key Christmas period.However, the retailer warned that UK sales were unlikely to ...

The US economy grew faster than previously thought this spring, fuelled by robust consumer spending and falling imports, according to new government data.Gross domestic product (GDP), which measures goods ...

Getty ImagesBenjamin Netanyahu's rhetoric towards Australia has turned increasingly bitter in recent weeksTens of thousands of protesters, in capital cities across Australia, took to the streets on 24 August ...

Elizabeth RizziniLead Weather PresenterPA MediaWeather warnings have been upgraded to amber for most of Scotland as Storm Floris bears down on the UK.The warning lasts from 10:00 BST on ...

PA MediaStrong winds hit Stonehaven Harbour during Storm BabetStorm Floris will bring "unseasonably strong and potentially disruptive winds" to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the North of England on ...

Storms are named by the Met Office and by the Dutch and Irish equivalents when they are judged to have the potential to cause disruption or damage.A low pressure ...

Hiring in the US defied expectations with 147,000 jobs added in June, according to the latest figures.The gain was much bigger than the 110,000 additions many analysts had predicted, ...

Niall Carson/PA WireMichael Gaine's funeral took place at the Holy Cross Church in KenmareMourners attending the funeral of a County Kerry farmer, whose death is the subject of a ...

Kathryn ArmstrongBBC NewsHelen Willetts & Ben RichBBC WeatherPenzance CouncilStorm Herminia sent huge waves crashing over this lighthouse in south-west CornwallYellow warnings for wind and heavy rain have been issued ...

PA MediaRough seas near the Tynemouth Lighthouse in North Shields on SundayStrong winds will continue to hit the UK on Sunday in the wake of Storm Darragh, which left ...

PAStrong winds in Carnlough during a previous stormStrong and gusty winds could bring disruption to parts of Northern Ireland on Thursday.A Met Office severe weather warning has been issued ...

Scottish mum, Gemma Doherty, has started stone lifting as a hobby. Even though she says she doesn’t look like a typical ‘strong woman’, she is able to carry as ...