Leeds-born singer Melanie Brown appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos and calls on the Government to increase the funding for domestic abuse charities. Source: PA, World Economic Forum

Even when Donald Trump wasn't in the room or even the main theme, the US president kept coming up again Wednesday at the gabfest of global elites in the Swiss resort of Davos.

SPICE Girl Melanie Brown has called for action instead of words on domestic abuse. The singer, a patron of the charity Women’s Aid — whose campaign is supported by The Sun — spoke out at the World

A speech by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticizing fossil fuel use and warning of the perils of artificial intelligence has headlined the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event

Labour chancellor will try to attract overseas investment at World Economic Forum meeting this week while row rages at home over tax changes for millionaire foreign nationals living in the UK

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This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news, views and action on Day 4 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president's days-old second term.

Spice Girl Melanie Brown delivered an impassioned speech on domestic violence at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway this week — and there are calls for taxing the extremely rich to address global inequality.

Melanie Brown has urged the Government to increase the funding for domestic abuse charities as she complained that "talking" about the issue is not the way to fix the problem.