Burnham sends fresh message to Ukraine ahead of Zelensky visit
Burnham will hold talks with Zelensky on Wednesday at Downing Street Andy Burnham will welcome Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street on Wednesday in a demonstration of support following…
Man killed by tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park named
A man killed by a tiger at a zoo in South Yorkshire has been named locally as William Chapman. Chapman scaled the fence and entered the enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife…
Rules, London’s oldest restaurant, donated to National Trust
When Thomas Rule served his first oyster to diners on Maiden Lane in London’s Covent Garden, “mad” George III was on the throne of England, John Adams was US president…
‘We’ve spent £12K taking our seriously ill son to appointments. A travel fund would make a huge difference’
Families should not be ‘worrying about whether they can afford the train fare or petrol to get their child to specialist care’, experts said Leading experts have warned that families…
Stop making sense: focus on sounds to help learn a language, study suggests
If you want to get really good at French, Arabic or Hungarian, don’t start with rote learning vocabulary and grammar, focus on how they sound instead, research suggests. A new…
Millions of UK drivers affected by ‘two-tier car insurance pricing’ amid calls for ban
‘Too many consumers have already been pushed out of driving or into financial peril’ Drivers unable to pay for car insurance upfront risk being hit with interest rates higher than…
Nearly two million UK households ‘will not turn heating on this winter’
More than 15 million homes say they are worried about being cold this winter, a survey has found A new survey suggests 1.7 million households (5.7 per cent) do not…
Cryptocurrency exchange founded by Reform donor Ben Delo sued for £20m
A cryptocurrency exchange founded by the billionaire Reform UK donor Ben Delo is being sued for £20m over claims that the company mis-sold financial products in the UK. Lewis Barber,…
Use of AI in job interviews on the rise – but UK recruiters say they can spot the cheats
It is obvious when someone is using AI to drum up answers in a job interview, according to Chris Morrow, who runs a recruitment agency in Manchester. “It’s like they…
Fostering in crisis: can flexible care models fix England’s child placement shortfall?
Viennetta Basterfield, 67, spent two decades fostering more than 100 children in her west London home before she and her husband handed in the reins during Covid. Her own mother…