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The economy may be stuttering, unemployment may be rising, inflation may be above target. But even so, the Bank of England delivered mortgage payers some welcome Christmas cheer on Thursday.

A woman and her lover who plotted to kill her husband so they could continue their affair have both been jailed for 19 years.

Kate Winslet says she never set out to become a director - but after reading her son's first screenplay, she simply "couldn't let it go".

"When will it end, when will it stop?" It's the question that Jay Slater's mother still can't answer.

Black Friday sales do not appear to provided much cheer for retailers amid continued consumer caution, according to official figures.

Foreign Office data has been compromised by hackers, a minister has confirmed to Sky News, but he said the government is "fairly confident" that no individual data has been accessed.

YouTube star Jake Paul will step into the ring with British heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua in a highly anticipated (and highly criticised) boxing event.

Actors have voted overwhelmingly to refuse digital scanning on set in a bid to secure adequate AI protections.

David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins UK following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women.

TikTok's Chinese owner has signed a deal to sell the company's US arm to American investors – ensuring the video platform can continue operating in the United States.

The £100 cap on contactless card payments is to be lifted – under changes that will allow some shoppers to set their own limits.

The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75%, its sixth cut since last summer.

It is the day when President Putin becomes Primetime Putin.

Vladimir Putin's spymaster has said he had a "rather lengthy telephone conversation" with the new head of MI6, Russian state news agency Tass has reported.

It is too late to investigate whether Nigel Farage broke election law on spending at the general election, Essex Police has said.

A mysterious object that a controversial scientist claims could be an alien battleship reaches its closest point to Earth on Friday.

The Bondi terror attack suspects spent their entire four-week visit to the Philippines in Davao City and rarely left their hotel for more than about an hour at a time, according to a member of staff.

The UK's Chief Rabbi has told Sky News that the Bondi Beach terror attack is a tragedy for all societies, caused by "hateful extremism" that threatens "our entire civilisation".

TikTok is being threatened with legal action over cuts to its UK online safety teams.

The British government is hoping a change in German law will help stop small boat crossings to the UK.

Protesters have stormed the headquarters of two major newspapers in Bangladesh, amid widespread unrest following the death of a political activist. 

A raccoon that passed out drunk after running amok in a Virginia liquor store is suspected of two other "break-ins".

The elections watchdog has criticised the government for offering to consider delaying 63 local council elections next year - as five authorities confirmed to Sky News that they would ask for a postponement.

Australia is set to launch a national gun buyback scheme in response to the Bondi Beach terrorist shootings.

Ukraine has struck a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, a Kyiv intelligence source has said.

Resident doctors in Scotland have voted to go on strike in January – as their union called on the devolved government to present a "credible" pay offer.