The Chancellor says he is 'cutting unnecessary bureaucracy' and giving businesses breathing space

It comes as two storms - Austen and Boelo - have struck the UK this week

Beijing has told Brussels not to “fantasise” that pressure will extract concessions. This came after China made a goodwill gesture in the recent hybrid-car trade deal. The European Union responded by doubling down on a proposed trade “kill switch”. The instrument follows a Franco-German proposal. It would let the bloc swiftly restrict single-market access in response to economic coercion. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says all 27 leaders back it. Chemicals and machinery are priority sectors....

China’s Communist Party convened an early monthly Politburo meeting on Friday to review a key internal inspection report, doubling down on its high-pressure anti-corruption campaign ahead of a major party conclave next week. Chaired by President Xi Jinping, the now 21-member Politburo met on Friday – earlier than its traditional end-of-month schedule – to discuss a comprehensive report on the seventh round of inspections by the 20th Central Committee. The latest inspection is a major internal...

NASA has released satellite images of two previous El Niños - in 1997 and 2015 - alongside a satellite image of this year's event, to compare their build-ups.

Fabian Pawlowski targeted victims travelling on London's Underground by asking to borrow their phones to make a call and threatening them by pulling knives out of his pocket.

Despite the sizable outlay, some councils are already undoing the changes, with hundreds of roads reverting to the higher limit enforced previously.

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a car reportedly hit a person before driving away.

Daley Sweeney was brought down after his victim bravely came forward years later

You learn more about the state of American politics from Bobby's than you ever do from watching the biased American TV networks - or the BBC.