Israel-Gaza: Fears of war as violence escalates

Rates rise to 1% from 0.75%, their highest level since 2009, in a bid to tackle soaring inflation.

The US president’s comments come as he met Boris Johnson for talks in the White House.

The US bans Russian oil, targeting the Russian economy’s “main artery” over its invasion of Ukraine.

Militants have overrun Ghazni and Herat, and now control a third of Afghanistan’s regional cities.

New measures to slow Omicron’s spread in England before Christmas are unveiled by Boris Johnson.