One in 10 children in the first year of primary school in England is obese – the highest figure on record outside the pandemic, figures show.

Offshore Energies UK and Scottish Renewables have written a joint letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.

This equates to around 5.4 million vapers and 4.9 million smokers, the ONS figures suggest. David Mais, from the ONS, said: “Interestingly, our 2024 data show that, for the first time, the number of ...

A new buzzword is hopping through HR and corporate circles: the ‘office frog’. The term has been coined to describe younger employees – particularly those of Gen Z – who move frequently from one job ...

A KEIGHLEY opticians has celebrated two years of staging monthly community coffee mornings in the town. Specsavers holds the event – in collaboration with Dementia Friendly Keighley – on the second ...

Britain’s long-term borrowing costs have edged lower after Chancellor Rachel Reeves reiterated an “ironclad” commitment to her fiscal rules, but the pound came under further pressure as she set the ...

Rachel Reeves put the country on notice that tax rises are coming in her Budget, saying “each of us must do our bit”. The Chancellor declined to recommit to Labour’s manifesto commitments not to raise ...

A simple hack of sprinkling coffee grounds in your garden can be a way to deter slugs from nibbling your plants.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Budget would be focused on “getting inflation falling” and “creating the conditions for interest rate cuts” ...

UK households are being urged to use this simple 65p hack to reduce condensation overnight if you are on a budget ...

Alison Limerick’s Where Love Lives provides the soundtrack, with fellow British artist Labrinth contributing a new version of ...

A HOUSEBUILDER has given its backing to a social enterprise which helps distribute surplus food that otherwise would go to waste.