Here’s a sentence which might sound a little odd: higher interest rates have been good news for the UK economy. For the first time in many decades, the...
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Swathes of the Midlands and the South of England have been hit by widespread flooding after heavy rain fell on saturated ground and caused rivers to swell. A...
Glynis Johns, the actress who played Mrs Banks in 1964 film Mary Poppins, has died. The British actress, born in South Africa, was 100 years old. She died on...
The NHS “doesn’t just belong” to striking junior doctors and can’t be “switched on and off on whim”, the health secretary...
Here’s a sentence which might sound a little odd: higher interest rates have been good news for the UK economy. For the first time in many decades, the...
The Spice Girls are being honoured with a set of stamps to mark 30 years since the band began. The 15-set collection from the Royal Mail is the first time...
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to commit to unfreezing tax thresholds if Labour wins the next general election, saying he won’t make promises he...
A 49-year-old man has been arrested after reports shots were fired at three locations in Liverpool on Wednesday night, Merseyside Police have said. It comes...
Several NHS trusts across England have declared critical incidents on the first day of the junior doctors’ strike, while some are calling for staff to...
Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler was denied a fairytale victory at the World Darts Championship after defeat to Luke Humphries in the final. The 16-year...
A hero couple saved a stranded three-year-old girl and her mother as their car sank into a swollen river amid Storm Henk. Liam Stych and his partner Tia Draper...
HSBC has become the latest lender to cut mortgage rates amid predictions that more banks and building societies will follow suit in the coming weeks. The high...
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of 16-year-old Harry Pitman in north London on New Year’s Eve. Harry was...
HSBC has become the latest lender to cut mortgage rates amid predictions that more banks and building societies will follow suit in the coming weeks. The high...
A fire chief has said he will resign after the publication of a report into his service’s culture. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s chief fire...
The cost of living crisis is “no excuse” for a rise in shoplifting, the policing minister has told Sky News, because the UK’s benefits system...
