A wind speed of 114mph brought by Storm Eowyn has been recorded in Ireland, the fastest since records began, Irish forecaster Met Eireann said.

Nationwide Building Society said that despite some modest recent improvements in housing affordability, the deposit hurdle remains high.

The 37-year-old’s fitness had been in doubt ahead of his last-four clash with Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open.

With the threat of Storm Éowyn looming large across Essex, we will be providing live updates concerning traffic, transport and incidents to ...

The Business Secretary has left the door open to joining a tariff-free trading scheme with Europe following a meeting with the EU trade commissioner in Davos.