T he number of lives lost with Covid-19 recorded on the death certificate in the UK has passed the tragic milestone of 100,000, an incalculable lo
According to Ofcom, about 9% of children in the UK – between 1.1 million and 1.8 million – do not have access to a laptop, desktop or tablet at home. More than 880,000
According to the latest government advice, “everyone who can work from home must do so”. However, many are still going in to their workplace, often at their employer’s
Honda will shut its UK factory for four days next week as global supply chain problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic continue to plague the Japanese carmaker. T
Can you handle a beast as heavy as a small car, that can hurdle high fences from a standing start, and is a peaceful bulldozer for biodiversity? If you’re not intimi
A combative Bernard Tomic insists he has demonstrated his whole-hearted commitment to tennis after “risking his life” to play in the Middle East and successfully quali
I t is two weeks since Britain finally cut its ties with the European Union. It may therefore seem a bit premature to ask how it is all going. But
Lockdown living has driven a surge in demand at Lidl and the food courier Just Eat, with both companies posting strong sales for the final weeks of 2020. With restau
Those mourning loved ones lost in the coronavirus pandemic are increasingly turning to online forums and virtual remembrance websites for support with grief, experts s
Rail services in Britain will be reduced to 72% of pre-pandemic levels over the next few weeks, and passengers are being asked to check before they travel that their s
How the Government's vaccine plan breaks down PHASE 1 (FEB 15 TARGET)CARE HOME RESIDENTS - 300,000CARE HOME WORKERS - 500,000AGE 80 - 3,300,000HEALTHCARE WORKERS -
One of the scariest things I have done in recent years is to take a genetic test to see if I am at increased risk of dementia. I did it partly because my father had
Name: The beast of Cumbria. Age: Hard to say. Reports of a large cat roaming around the Lake District have been logged since at least 2003.Appearance: Big, black, sh
At a Downing Street press conference last week, the prime minister said that by mid-January “it is our plan that everyone should have a vaccination available within a
Boris Johnson has come under fire for cycling seven miles away from Downing Street, with critics accusing him of bending the rules on exercising locally. With the pr
The Pipe of Freedom was painted in 1869 by Thomas Stuart Smith, the artist and founder of the gallery in which it hangs today, the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museu
Fountains Abbey, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, was originally set up by 13 Benedictine monks seeking refuge from the more extravagant, rowdy monks in York. Eight hundre
People who were trapped in poverty before the pandemic have suffered the most financial damage during the crisis, according to a report warning the government that mor
Smacking children and harsh parenting could have a long-lasting impact on a child’s mental health and behaviour, research suggests. The use of smacking has generated
Morrisons has become the first UK supermarket to break the £10 an hour pay barrier just as the spotlight is being shone on poor pay levels in an industry where worker
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, holds investments worth $85bn in coal companies, a year after it promised to sell most of its shares in producers of the
Britain spent £2.4m over the last four years to help Saudi Arabiaâs military comply with international humanitarian law â during which time the Gulf state has bee
According to a survey, teachers in England are being forced to prioritise class places among vulnerable students and the children of key workers because of a huge incr
UK retail sales suffered the biggest decline in 25 years last year as the closure of non-essential shops during lockdowns more than outweighed the online spending boom