Severe flood warnings remain in place with heavy rain expected

There are nine severe flood warnings active across England and Wales following Storm Dennis, with heavy and blustery showers forecast for

FCO ‘working to organise’ flight home for Britons on coronavirus cruise ship

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is “working to organise” a flight back to the UK for British nationals on board a

Prince of Wales to meet Shakespeare theatre costume-makers on Warwickshire visit

The Prince of Wales will be meeting some of the skilled costume and prop-makers from the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) as part of a visit to

What the papers say – February 18

Headlines on Tuesday’s front pages include the TV licence fee, the late Caroline Flack and the weather.Prime Minister Boris Johnson is at

Stranded Britons waiting to be flown home from coronavirus-hit cruise ship

More than 70 British nationals stranded on a coronavirus-hit cruise ship are waiting to find out if they will be evacuated after the Government

Flood warnings remain in place with more rain to come

Severe flood warnings remain in place in the wake of Storm Dennis, with more rain expected to fall later this week.The Environment Agency (EA) said

HSBC profit plummets by 33% to £10.2 billion

HSBC has reported a 33% fall in pre-tax profit for 2019 to $13.35 billion (£10.2 billion), below analysts’ expectations and those of its

Nissan shareholders vent spleen at management

Nissan shareholders have unleashed their anger at the Japanese car maker’s management for crashing stock prices, zero dividends and

Hundreds injured at Amazon warehouses, figures show

Hundreds of people have been seriously injured at Amazon’s UK warehouses over the last three years, new figures have revealed, adding to

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos commits 10 billion dollars to fight climate change

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says that he plans to spend 10 billion US dollars (£7.7 billion) of his own fortune to help fight climate change.Mr Bezos,

FTSE 100 closes higher amid trading optimism over China

The FTSE 100 pushed marginally higher on a subdued trading session as investors hoped stimulus from China can help to ease pressure from the spread

Moneybarn pays out almost £33m after treating customers unfairly

Car finance firm Moneybarn has been fined almost £3 million after failing to help vulnerable customers.The company has also paid £30 million in

Sadiq Khan: Let Londoners keep EU citizenship

Londoners who are heartbroken over Brexit should be allowed to keep their EU citizenship, Sadiq Khan suggests.Ahead of a visit to Brussels on

Boris Johnson not looking to scrap TV licence fee ‘at this stage’

Boris Johnson does not want to scrap “all licence fees” at this stage, Downing Street said as the Prime Minister faced a Tory

Downing Street refuses to condemn adviser’s eugenics comments

Downing Street has refused to condemn comments from an adviser who once suggested enforcing the uptake of contraception to stop unplanned

Majority of BAME MPs have experienced racism at Westminster – report

A majority of MPs from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds have experienced racism at Westminster, according to an investigation.ITV

Boris Johnson faces calls to sack controversial Number 10 adviser

Boris Johnson has been urged to sack a new Downing Street adviser who once suggested enforcing the uptake of contraception to stop unplanned

Labour frontrunner Starmer calls for action to ‘diversify’ the press

Labour leadership contender Sir Keir Starmer has signalled he would take action to "diversify" the press if he won the race to succeed

Two-year-old boy survives after being flung from car on highway in Malaysia

A two-year-old boy had a miracle escape after being flung from a car that was hit by a reckless driver on a motorway. The youngster was sitting on

Bizarre 'ice volcanoes' caught on camera

Nature has all kinds of tricks up its sleeves. The National Weather Service posted some images of ice volcanoes on Oval Beach in Michigan, US.

Ghost ship spotted on Irish coast after drifting for months

A 'ghost ship' has been spotted on the Irish coastline after drifting for more than a year. After 10 members were rescued from the

Huge snake orgy forces park to close

A park was forced to partially close last week after a group of more than 60 snakes were observed congregating in the area to mate. Snakes have

Delta CEO: Passengers should ask permission before reclining their seats on planes

The CEO of the second-largest airline in the world says passengers should ask permission when they recline their seat. Delta CEO Ed Bastian said

Airline captain weighs in on viral plane seat debate following chair recline row

An airline captain has given his view in an online debate about reclining plane seats that has taken over the internet. Umesh, calling LBC from