Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes. Mr Merz, the conservative leader, was expected to win the vote on Tuesday.

The country has been under a government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus since Sheikh Hasina was ousted last year.

Food delivery giant Deliveroo has agreed to a takeover by its US rival DoorDash in a deal worth around £2.9 billion.

The second document in the cache is a letter written and signed by then-GC&CS (GCHQ) director Sir Edward Travis to his staff, stating that “no congratulatory, greetings or other Victory telegrams will ...

Mr Merz seeks to take the helm of the European Union’ s most populous member after outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government collapsed ...

British actress Aimee Lou Wood has said she criticised a Saturday Night Live sketch about her so she would not “spiral inwardly” as she did not rule out appearing on the show in the future. The White ...

Associated British Foods said its Allied Bakeries business ‘continues to face a very challenging market’ and that it is in talks with ...

The company said it would be ‘difficult to predict’ consumer spending and the company’s US sales for the remainder of the year.

Smuggling off the California coast has long been a risky alternative for migrants to avoid heavily guarded land borders.

Stalls offered a variety of items for visitors to browse and purchase, including soft toys, artwork and mugs, hand-decorated bottle ...

Style Nails, in the Chantry Centre, Andover, has been given £1,200 from Test Valley Borough Council's Independent Retailer Grant. The salon, which offers a variety of nail treatments, including ...

The biggest names in music, film, TV and fashion ascended the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.