The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to reduce the base rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4 on Thursday.

Irish president Michael D Higgins has praised the “significant contribution” the Princess Royal has made to the relationship between Ireland and the UK, during a meeting at his official residence in ...

Pictures taken on Wednesday afternoon show a UK Border Force boat ferrying migrants including children into the Port of Dover.

Despite the route not going to plan, Mr Stokes has been contacted by Guinness World Records, who say it could still be possible to set a new record. He said: “We were scuppered by Storm Floris, as two ...