Transport correspondentPublished7 August 2026The power failure which hit a Network Rail operations centre in Manchester was a rare incident. But after commuters were left facing chaos, it has raised questions…
Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought. But what does this mean and could taps eventually run dry? There was also a record-breaking drought in 2022,…
UK house prices were broadly stagnant in July as prospective buyers were squeezed by higher mortgage rates, uncertainty around the Middle East and stretched affordability, according to the lender Lloyds.…
Political correspondentPublished7 August 2026Three weeks into his premiership, Andy Burnham has “hit bumps in the road” in the estimation of one long-serving Labour MP with the row over the early…
The US aviation regulator has ordered inspections of the fuselages of Boeing 737 Max planes for possible cracks in a component. The Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive will affect an…
Wales football fans have been left divided over the country’s new home kit, with some comparing the pattern on the red shirt to that seen on bus seats. The new…
Rail passengers are facing a second day of travel disruption across parts of north-west England, after a power cut hit the signalling centre controlling the region. The power failure, which…
It has been claimed so-called vertical drinking is under threat in the heart of London’s West End. In short: standing up to have a drink, often outside. The borough of…
About 40 metres off Tottenham High Street, up a slip road for deliveries to a B&M homewares store, is a stretch of concrete paving behind a 2-metre wall topped with…
If England’s obesity rates were still the same as 1993 there would be seven million fewer adults living with obesity. There are 14 million adults classified as obese, despite successive…
