TOKYO — Japan on Wednesday said it plans to offer friendly nations financial assistance to help them bolster their defenses, marking Tokyo’s first unambiguous departure from rules that forbid using international aid for military purposes.  Japan’s Overseas Security Assistance (OSA) ...

Spaceport Cornwall is pressing ahead with the expansion of its “cluster” of space-related firms in Newquay and aims to see launches resume next year, with officials “stepping up talks” with other rocket firms. Virgin Orbit was due to be the ...

Lloyds has become the only leading high street bank to say it will not delay the closure of any remaining last branches in towns until a replacement banking hub is ready. Barclays, HSBC and NatWest have said they will not ...

People who are accepting discounts when selling their houses are selling properties with reductions of 4 per cent, or £14,000 on average. Zoopla said that, despite demand for homes to buy being lower than it was a year ago, improved ...

British businesses are fighting to stay afloat as current economic pressures lead almost seven in 10 to seek cost-saving measures. The study quizzed senior decision makers across a range of small and medium-sized UK businesses, with 82% of business leaders ...

Despite a continued push for equality, men still earn more than women with the difference in wage remaining at 9.4%, the same level as in 2017/18, when figures were first published. The analysis looked at a company’s median pay gap ...

Salcombe in Devon, nicknamed Chelsea-on-Sea by locals, has overtaken Sandbanks in Dorset as the most expensive seaside town for homebuyers in Britain. The tiny port has become increasingly popular as affluent Britons seek second homes by the sea, with Kate ...

WASHINGTON – The US unveiled $2.6 billion worth of military assistance that includes three air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets and fuel trucks, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday, as Ukraine prepares a spring offensive against invading Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said on Tuesday that the US central bank likely has more interest rate rises ahead amid signs the recent banking sector troubles have been contained. To keep inflation on a sustained downward ...

PALM BEACH, Florida – A subdued former President Donald Trump lashed out on Tuesday at New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg for bringing criminal charges against him and declared himself the victim of election interference without offering evidence. “I never thought ...