Should you book your flu vaccine now? Expert advice as NHS opens appointments
NHS flu jabs start from 1 September for children and pregnant women The NHS is urging millions of people to book their flu jabs early ahead of the winter rush.…
Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School investigated over hidden ticket fees
The UK’s competition watchdog has launched investigations into Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School over concerns that all three companies displayed misleadingly low prices to their customers. The Competition…
Smart motorway drivers face criminal convictions and huge fines for ignoring red X signs
Cameras dotted across the Smart motorway network catch the offenders Smart motorway drivers have been hit with criminal convictions and more than £100,000 in fines, court costs and victim surcharges…
This high street bank will give you £100 in supermarket vouchers for opening new account
Customers who open an Edge account with Santander can get a voucher to spend at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda or Waitrose – but there are some hoops to jump through…
Rising inflation underlines scale of Andy Burnham’s cost of living challenge
July’s increase in inflation, to 2.9%, is likely to be the first of several, underlining the challenge facing Andy Burnham in shielding consumers from a fresh cost of living squeeze…
BBC’s Emma Barnett reveals she’s had hysterectomy ‘I never wanted to have’
The presenter had the procedure just two days before her documentary Fighting Endometriosis aired BBC presenter Emma Barnett has revealed that she had to undergo a hysterectomy that she “didn’t…
First giant tuna caught off Yorkshire since 1960s
Atlantic bluefin tuna have been caught off the coast of Yorkshire for the first time in an estimated 60 years. The giant fish had not been seen in the North…
David Shrigley London exhibition will find the funny side of old masters
The contemporary UK artist David Shrigley will apply his trademark arch humour and distinctive artistic practice “in dialogue” with old masters of Dutch and Flemish painting in a major new…
Mapped: Where thunderstorms and heavy rain will hit the UK this week
The Met Office has forecast an ‘intense downpour’ across parts of England and Wales after the driest July on record Thunderstorms and heavy rain are set to hit much of…
Andy Burnham to lead UK growth from No 10 North in major power shift
The Prime Minister is expected to work at No 10 North once each week during his premiership Andy Burnham has outlined plans for the new No 10 North to assume…