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Energy bills set to drop by up to £95 as Ofgem cuts price cap
Ofgem has said it will slash bills for around 15 million households by as much as £95 as the regulator reduced its cap ...
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Row over Government’s drive to cut planning red tape
Sweeping reforms to the planning system will cut red tape and speed up house building, ministers said amid warnings they...
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Family of PC Andrew Harper campaign for tougher sentences for police killers
The mother and widow of PC Andrew Harper have launched campaigns for tougher punishments for those who kill police offic...
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UK offers aid to Lebanon as ‘rigorous’ probe promised into Beirut blast
A “full, thorough and rigorous” investigation has been promised into the cause of the blast which ripped through Leb...
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Local lockdown imposed on Aberdeen
Bars, restaurants and cafes have been ordered to close as lockdown restrictions are reimposed in Aberdeen over a coronav...
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TV screen time and video streaming soar during lockdown, Ofcom says
UK adults spent nearly half their waking day watching TV and using online streaming services at the height of the corona...
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Government criticised for quarantine ‘failures’ and treating kids as ‘afterthought’
The Government has been criticised for treating children “as an afterthought” during the Covid-19 crisis and not act...
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At least 70 dead and thousands injured in massive blast in Beirut
A massive explosion has rocked Beirut, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the Lebanese capital and s...
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Coronavirus and lockdown significantly raised mental health challenges – study
Coronavirus and the introduction of lockdown measures significantly raised mental health challenges, particularly for th...