'We can't justify a £52 lunch': Middle-income families cut back on days out
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:03:22 GMT
A household with an average income of £55,000 has cut spending on leisure activities by £40 a week, offical figures suggest.
UN warns Earth's climate being 'pushed beyond its limits' as El Niño looms
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:06:22 GMT
The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.
British couple in Iran prison say situation is 'life-threatening'
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:11:00 GMT
Craig and Lindsay Foreman are being held in Tehran's Evin prison amid ongoing attacks on Iran.
Heat pumps work for me - but they're not yet a money saver
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:04:45 GMT
The government wants Britons to embrace heat pumps. But will they ever make financial sense for the average user?
Porridge recalled over mouse contamination fears
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:58:03 GMT
Some of the products are "unsafe to eat", the Food Standards Agency says.
Hospital apology over boy's death after trainee doctor pierced artery
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:01:09 GMT
Three-year-old Aarav Chopra died during a biopsy when his artery was pierced by a trainee doctor.
HS2 train speeds could be cut to save money
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:21:02 GMT
The government is looking at ways to make much-delayed London to Birmingham railway line cheaper to deliver.
Grisly or just country life? The mole trapping photos dividing social media
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:05:18 GMT
A hill walker shares a snap of moles hanging on barbed wire and is surprised by the huge response.
Ministers name seven areas where 'new towns' could be built
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:58:06 GMT
Six sites have been deprioritised from the flagship scheme to build a wave of new settlements.
Oil falls and shares rebound after Trump says talks have been held to end war
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:27:28 GMT
Energy prices fall and stock markets rebound after the US president says "very good and productive" talks have been held.
