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Young people are being left at risk of drowning because of the “terrifying” closure of swimming pools over the past decade, a union has warned. The GMB union said its research backed up a study which ...
The Scottish Secretary is to visit the Navantia UK yard in Methil, Fife, on Tuesday, where the £8 million 1,400 tonne barge is being built.
Food inflation lifted to 4.2 this month from 4 in July, according to according to the British Retail Consortium-NIQ Shop Price Monitor.
Reform UK, which has sought to gain from public dissatisfaction about migration, will reveal its plans to tackle the small boats crisis.
There are around 7,500 new cases of ovarian cancer in the UK every year, usually affecting women over the age of 50.
Analysis from global tax firm Ryan indicated that inflation and a new government tax change will combine to drive up business rates bills.
A British explorer is attempting to travel the full length of one of the longest rivers in the world. Ash Dykes, 34, will journey 3,400 miles (5,400km) along China’s Yellow River, from its source to ...
This year’s Notting Hill Carnival has seen far fewer incidents of serious violence than in recent years, the Metropolitan Police said. There have so far been 423 arrests over the two main days, ...
Three celebrities have successfully completed the course in the latest Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins series. At the start of the series, 14 famous faces took on special forces training in an attempt ...
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the New Homes Accelerator was ‘breaking down the barriers’ stopping new homes from being built.
Elon Musk has targeted Apple and OpenAI in a lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence (AI).
Wales and Northern Ireland have recorded their warmest August bank holiday Mondays on record – but wet weather is on the way. Temperatures reached 29.1C in the village of Hawarden in Flintshire and 24 ...