Rachel Reeves made clear references to increasing money for the Ministry of Defence while announcing the Government’s financial measures.

Strong gains in premarket trading in New York showed stocks on Wall Street look set for a fresh rally on Wednesday in response to the result.

The UK will make “strong representations” to Donald Trump about plans for tariffs which could hit British economic growth, Rachel Reeves said. The Chancellor added she is not “sanguine” about the ...

A Newbury schoolboy has been selected as the Lord-Lieutenant's top cadet. Alisdair Shankland, an able cadet from Downe School, was picked from 2,800 sea cadets for this honour.

The president-elect has a 75-day transition period to build his team before Inauguration Day on January 20. One top item on the to-do list is filling around 4,000 government positions with political ...

Wokingham Borough Council says it has not overspent on its budget to deliver 55-town centre apartments at Carnival Place.

Some Democrats say that the system favours Republicans and they would rather the United States elect presidents by a simple majority vote.

The “real challenge” for ensuring HS2 trains reach London’s Euston is the development of the station, a Government adviser has warned. Sir John Armitt made the comment a week after Chancellor Rachel ...

The Republican candidate has won three key swing states in the presidential race against Democrat Kamala Harris.

“New York Times has just predicted that Donald Trump will win the popular vote in addition to the electoral college. And he ...

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother Faisal Malik, 29, are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of Sara’s murder on August 8 last year. Giving evidence on Wednesday, ...

Republicans have seized control of the US Senate after flipping Democratic-held seats, wresting away the majority for the ...