The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 3.4 in December from 3.2 in November, the Office for National Statistics said.

It said profits in the first half are ‘likely to be lower’, with the annual trading result also set to come in below the previous year.

Emma Raducanu gave a damning assessment of her own game after losing to Anastasia Potapova in the second round of the Australian Open. The 28th seed had been hoping to set up another clash with world ...

Harry Brook admits he made a “terrible mistake” by getting involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer and accepts he is lucky to still be England captain.