Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Thursday

Downing Street say there are ‘no plans’ to give workers a celebratory day off should England triumph in Sunday’s final even though the PM tw...

The Greek immigration minister does not mince his words. His message to the millions of men waiting to come to his country is clear: 'Don't...

Actor Danny Dyer has dismissed Sir Keir Starmer as a “non-entity” and called for working-class people to be running the country.

Keir Starmer said the countries were sending a 'clear sign we mean business' as he and Friedrich Merz signed the first bilateral treaty sinc...

The prime minister has cracked down on ‘persistent knobheadery’ in his party, as one source put it – he’s finally shown true grit, writes Jo...

Labour prime minister seeks to reassert his authority

SIR Keir Starmer has suspended at least three Labour MPs in a brutal crackdown on what insiders blasted as “persistent knobheadery”.The...

The small boats deal with France was a negotiating triumph – but if it doesn't work, the prime minister is doomed, says John Rentoul

SIR Keir Starmer’s small boats plan was branded an “absurd gimmick” today, as border experts warned the pilot scheme will have no deterrent...

The King and Queen were seen warmly greeting Mr Macron and First Lady Brigitte on a sunny Wednesday morning in the grounds of the castle aft...

The government could face a rebellion over reforms to Send learning to be announced in the autumn, The Independent looks at what is at stake

As Labour MPs returned to their constituencies over the weekend to recover and reflect on a torrid week in Westminster, one question dominat...

‘Alan Partridge’ star claimed Labour are ‘putting Band-Aids on the gash in the side of the Titanic’

It was a moment that will remain etched in British minds. Finance minister Rachel Reeves became tearful in front of the entire nation on Wed...