Millions of public sector workers are expected to vote on strike action over pay this autumn in what could be the biggest wave of industrial action since the...
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Workers have suffered a record real-term pay slump in the face of soaring prices, official data reveals. Regular wages, excluding bonuses, plunged an average...
Roads in parts of southwest England have been flooded in a second day of heavy rain and thunderstorms. England and Wales are covered by a yellow thunderstorm...
“Distressed” Ryan Giggs had “tears in his eyes” when he knocked on his neighbour’s door wearing his slippers on the night he...
The UK is braced for several days of thunderstorms after a hot weekend which saw parts of the country grapple with wildfires – but the change in weather...
‘Without electricity, my boy will die’: How UK’s soaring bills will become a matter of life or death
“Without the electricity, Isaac would die. That’s no exaggeration. So I have to pay, no matter what the cost.” For Maxine Rothchester...
More extreme heat and drought conditions, and the potential for wildfires, are expected in the southern half of the UK this weekend – while the northern...
Droughts have been declared in parts of southwest, southern and central England and all of eastern England, as Britons continue to bake in the high...
Droughts could be declared in “quite a few regions” of the country tomorrow, a source from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
The UK’s economy contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter, according to latest estimates. In June, GDP fell by 0.6%, services fell by 0.5%, manufacturing...
A man alleged to be the fourth member of the so-called Beatles Islamic State terror cell has been charged with terrorism offences after being deported to...
All children aged one to nine in London are to be offered a dose of the polio vaccine, after more of the virus was found in the city’s sewers. Vaccine...
Millions of UK homes are already in debt over their energy bills – with £1.3 billion owed, even before bills are set to soar by more than 80%. The...
Energy bills are expected to rise even further this winter than previously forecast, according to the latest from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight. Bills...
A health alert lasting until Saturday has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) with the country braced for another heatwave. A level 3 alert is...
Two people have been rescued as a house collapsed after a fire and explosion in Croydon, south London. Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were sent to...
