Headline figures show dividends rose 4.9 per cent to £15.6billion in the first quarter of 2024, with 95 per cent of payers either increasing or holding dividends steady.

EXCLUSIVE: Five military horses bolted when a lump of concrete or a rock crashed onto the floor during renovation work on the multi-millionaire businessman's townhouse.

Teacher Fiona Elias was revealed to be among the three being treated for non-life threatening injuries after the ordeal in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, this morning.

The Coca-Cola Company tops the list as the number one polluter, and is responsible for 11 per cent of all branded waste, according to researchers from Dalhousie University.

Nationwide may have spent up to £39million on £200 switching bonuses to reel in new current account customers in just three months, new figures suggest.

Police have arrested several demonstrators.

Drag queen Lil Miss Hot Mess read her book 'If You're a Drag Queen and You Know It' and had kids chant 'Free Palestine' during a story hour event in Massachusetts.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 24, was seen in a video posted by Hamas today blaming Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for leaving him with the terror group for 200 days.

James Cleverly insisted that the Home Office's plans to initiate the Rwanda deportation scheme was 'robust' - and confirmed a number of flights had already been booked.

The nation's kids are also being plagued by alarmingly high rates of vaping and smoking, the World Health Organisation warns.

Princess Beatrice's ex-boyfriend Paolo Liuzzo has been found dead in a Miami hotel room.

Three people have been arrested following a 'major incident' at a school in Carmarthenshire.

Any such agreement is 'not on the table' because the Government 'would not agree to any kind of deal that would require quotas in return', a No10 spokeswoman said.

On a visit to Berlin, Rishi Sunak argued that slashing civil service numbers would free up money for his priorities.

Labour's under-pressure deputy leader made the remark as she kicked off Deputy Prime Ministers Questions in the Commons this afternoon.

Jonathan Creswell, (pictured left) 36, was found dead after going on trial for the murder and rape of female showjumper Katie Simpson (pictured right)

Three people have been arrested following a 'major incident' at a school in Carmarthenshire.

Little Arian Arnold went missing while playing in his garden in the small town of Elm, in the northern state of Lower Saxony, on Monday evening.

Ryan Watson is facing 12 years in prison after accidentally leaving four rounds of ammo in his carry-on bag on a trip to the Caribbean islands, which he said was simply a 'bonehead mistake.'

British aviation expert Julian Bray said operating deportation flights carried many risks for airlines, comparing the scenario to 1997 film Con Air.

A little girl between the ages of four and seven was one of a group of migrants who drowned after their rubber dinghy capsized off the coast of northern France.

Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, also known as Amman Valley School, in Ammanford in the south Wales county, is on 'code red' with unconfirmed reports a stabbing took place this morning.

A fake press conference could have prompted the wave of vile abuse that led to Arsenal and England footballer Declan Rice's girlfriend deleting her Instagram account.

The Labour deputy leader lashed out as she faced jibes from Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden and other Tory MPs in the Commons, as they stood in for Mr Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer.

Viewers see Hogan crying on the former Top Gear host shoulder as she struggles to come to terms with the death of a drove of rare breed pigs at the Oxfordshire farm.

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Five Household Cavalry horses have run loose in central London after throwing their military riders during an exercise - including one soaked in blood.

At least one soldier was injured after a spooked horse smashed into cars  outside the Clermont Hotel on Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria.

Rebekah Vardy (pictured) is reportedly 'furious' and 'devastated' after ex-Oxford United footballer Luke Foster, 38, the father of her son, was jailed for running a cannabis factory.

New research from Pet Range might make you think twice about sneaking leftovers to your dog under the dinner table.

David Cameron has - playfully - taken aim at his former chancellor George Osborne over the latter's praise for Labour finance chief Rachel Reeves .

Five Household Cavalry horses have run loose in central London after throwing their military riders during an exercise - including one soaked in blood.

The Defence Secretary said a vote in Washington DC last night was 'interesting' after the US Senate voted in favour of hardline legislation.

Shropshire chief fire officer Simon Hardiman and his deputy Adam Matthews described women in the service as 'lazy' and 'useless' in WhatsApp exchanges sent over more than a year.

At least one soldier was injured after a spooked horse smashed into cars  outside the Clermont Hotel on Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria.