Figure estimated to be down by a fifth, as rising interest rates and high house prices had impact What will happen to house prices and mortgages in 2024? Top 10 hotspots in Great Britain experts say are in demand The number of first-time buyers who bought a home with a […]
PM promised to clear backlog of cases from before June 2022 by end of 2023 but 4,500 complex cases need further checks The Home Office is yet to make decisions on thousands of asylum applications from before June 2022 despite Rishi Sunak’s promise to clear the legacy backlog. Caseworkers have […]
Retailers warn post-Brexit checks on fresh food due from April could further drive up shopping costs Shop prices continued to rise at 4.3% in December as a price rise on non-food items offset easing costs on food. The increase in the price of goods in stores compared with a year […]
Monarch will step down on 14 January, the 52nd anniversary of her accession, and leave the throne to her son Frederik The queen of Denmark has announced that she is to abdicate after 52 years on the throne. Announcing the surprise news to the nation in her new year speech, […]
Plymouth winter wonderland and train services also scrapped as Met Office warns of gales along southern English and Welsh coasts Inclement weather has caused several New Year’s Eve firework displays to be cancelled, as heavy rain and high winds threatened to dampen the party spirit of thousands of revellers. In […]
Pioneering initiative to consider children’s addresses after coroner ruled air pollution a factor in death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, nine Doctors at Great Ormond Street are being encouraged to consider air pollution levels at their patients’ home addresses when assessing the causes of their illnesses, under an innovative pilot scheme. Data […]
Heavy bombing continues, while Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has shown unparalleled ‘morality’ in its conduct in Gaza Israel-Gaza war – live updates At least 100 people have been killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours, as the three-month-old conflict between Israel and Hamas rolls into the new year with […]
Sarah Matthews, Cassidy Hutchinson and Alyssa Farah Griffin insist Trump’s behavior would be worse if he wins second term The re-election of Donald Trump in 2024 could “end American democracy as we know it”, according to three women who worked for him in the White House during his chaotic term […]
Party historian MP Jon Cruddas questions readiness for power of leader with few ties to movement’s roots or ideology A key centre-left Labour MP says Keir Starmer appears to lack a clear sense of purpose due to his detachment from his party’s traditions, and casts doubt on whether he can […]
Tunnel under Thames near Ebbsfleet was closed not by weather, but burst pipe, with Southeastern Railway also affected Eurostar said services through the Channel tunnel would resume on Sunday but there were warnings of further delays and busy stations. “Unprecedented” flooding was brought under control on Saturday, meaning at least […]