A slowdown in manufacturing was one of the main reasons for the dip, the Office for National Statistics says.

The warning from the UK's equality watchdog comes after the "extremely serious" allegations uncovered by the BBC.

Ofwat says placing Thames under government control could end up costing taxpayers billions of pounds.

Wine and spirits will be taxed, Trump says, if the EU does not remove tariffs on US whiskey.

The prosecutor's office said it raided 21 addresses in Belgium, according to local media.