The taxpayer-backed lender said it bought 263 million shares from the Government at a price of 380.8p each, reducing the Government’s stake to around 11.4% from 14.81%, as at the end of October.

JUST £273 was made from public donations to contribute towards this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival, the Echo can reveal.

The former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director was widely expected to rejoin Mr Trump’s second administration.

There have long been rumours that China is planning to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but the research by the Middlebury team is the first to confirm that China is working on a ...

An annual crafting event returns to light up Lodmoor in Weymouth this year, inviting people to turn jam jars into lanterns ...

A STREET in Weymouth will be closed while building works are carried out to a church. Mill Street in Weymouth will be shut between its junctions with Dorchester Road and Watery Lane, a distance of ...

A vote is mandatory following an election, and Mr Ishiba is expected to be re-elected in a runoff against the opposition leader.

A slew of newspapers splash on supposed contingency talks between the UK and France in the wake of the US election, while some papers shared images of the Princess of Wales as she returns to public ...

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show vacancies for care workers and home carers were the most advertised jobs in Dorset between April and June this year, making up 4.3% of live adverts ...

The fertility rate in Dorset fell last year, new figures show – as the birth rate in England and Wales hit a new record low.

Tim Martin, Wetherspoon’s chairman, has warned over price rises after the autumn Budget, as he said the pub chain’s tax bill will jump by two thirds next year. Mr Martin said he believes “all ...

Homeowners are being urged to flood-proof their gardens this autumn and experts have shared exactly how this can be done. As the wet weather sets in, you’ll want to protect your garden but if you’re ...