Consumers reduce spending on groceries, clothes and eating out as they seek to balance budgets UK consumers cut back on groceries, clothes shopping and eating out last month but streaming and pay TV subscriptions jumped as cash-conscious viewers switched to nights in. The return of big hit series such as […]

Dismissal of Yoav Gallant triggered unprecedented surge of protest against plan to disempower judiciary As Israel faces a surge in violence on almost every front, the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has reversed his decision to fire the defence minister, Yoav Gallant, for warning that his judicial overhaul was harming the […]

Bathing waters in Rutland, Devon and Suffolk will be monitored for water quality regularly Wild swimming fans will be able to enjoy access to four new sites in the UK that are being designated as bathing waters ahead of summer, the government has announced. The sites in Rutland, Devon and […]

Consultants who refuse to do extra work threatened with having their pay docked as NHS trusts race to empty their wards Hospital trusts are taking desperate measures to limit the predicted loss of life from this week’s NHS strikes – including threatening consultants who refuse to do extra work, and […]