Inflation is the term used to describe the rising price of goods and services. The inflation rate refers to how quickly prices are going up. July’s inflation rate of 3.8% means if an item cost £100 a ...

A steep jump in the cost of air travel, along with increases in the price of many everyday items from tea and coffee to potatoes and eggs, helped push the UK’s overall rate of inflation in July to an ...

Lady Iman heads a field 17 when she bid to become the first two-year-old in 18 years to win the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at York on Friday. Ger Lyon’s youngster has dazzled throughout ...

The 57-year-old will present a new podcast called A Question Of Science, produced by BBC Studios, as part of his new role.

Minnie Hauk can be expected to swoop on yet more prey to claim York’s Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks. Aidan O’Brien’s daughter of Frankel has proved tough as teak this season and took her winning run ...

Each participant from the L35 6PG postcode, on Warrington Road, in Rainhill, have won a prize of £1,000 from the August 20 draw. Postcode Lottery supports a wide range of charities and causes across ...

A flotilla of hundreds of historic ships is heading into Amsterdam, kicking off a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch ...

Martin spent five years at Leeds, including the first few months of current head coach Brad Arthur’s reign at the end of last season.

Aston Villa have confirmed winger Leon Bailey has joined Roma on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy. The 28-year-old will join up with the Serie A side who finished fifth in the league last ...

Paul Sculthorpe gives his take on St Helens' win over Huddersfield and picks out Tristan Sailor and Morgan Knowles for praise ...

FIRE crews were called to tackle a blaze at a Grade I-listed manor house last night (Tuesday, August 19). A spokesman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said it was alerted to the fire at Woolton ...

TRAINS have been cancelled in St Helens this morning due to a fault with the signalling system. The fault, between St Helens Central and Blackpool North, has today, Wednesday, seen morning commuters ...