58 m. ago Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows

Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’The UK’s poorest families are getting poorer, with record numbers of people classed as in “very deep poverty” – meaning their annual household incomes fail to cover the cost of food, energy bills and clothing, according to analysis.Although overall relative poverty levels have flatlined in recent years at about 21% of the population, life for those below the breadline has got materially worse as they try to subsist on incomes many thousands of pounds beneath the poverty threshold. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago 1 easy painting tip that will 'guarantee no drips or patchy streaks on your walls'

If you're planning to redecorate in 2026, one woman has shared a professional painting tip that helps achieve cleaner-looking walls without streaks or patches

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53 h. ago From drips to patches – I tried three products that could help boost your energy levels

LOW energy is something we all experience from time to time, owing to lack of sleep, poor diet or stress. Hacks to boost it include going outside first thing in the morning, walking barefoot on grass, not forcing sleep and exercising at the right time of day for you. But there are products that claim...

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3 d. ago Calls for major change to work week to 'boost productivity and improve wellbeing'

It comes as a total of 53 newly accredited organisations have made the change

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1 week ago Lawmakers propose $2.5B agency to boost production of rare earths and other critical minerals

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to boost production of rare earths and the other critical minerals

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1 week ago UK economy in surprise return to growth in November despite Budget uncertainty

The boost was driven by an increase in car production after Jaguar Land Rover reopened its factories following a major cyber attack

Economics

1 week ago Older man lost over 2 stone with simple change says friends were 'gobsmacked'

Jack Baty lost over 34lbs using a weight loss app after hitting a plateau and says his energy levels have transformed beyond expectations

Politics

2 w. ago Trump taking ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan to Venezuela ‘terrible’ for climate, experts warn

‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics sayDonald Trump, by dramatically seizing Nicolás Maduro and claiming dominion over Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, has taken his “drill, baby, drill” mantra global. Achieving the president’s dream of supercharging the country’s oil production would be financially challenging – and if fulfilled, would be “terrible for the climate”, experts say.Trump has aggressively sought to boost oil and gas production within the US. Now, following the capture and arrest of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, he is seeking to orchestrate a ramp-up of drilling in Venezuela, which has the largest known reserves of oil in the world – equivalent to some 300bn barrels, according to research firm the Energy Institute. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Simple thermostat mistake could be leaving you with unnecessarily high energy bill

Experts from Which? have shared important advice concerning your radiators this winter, explaining how the level your thermostats are set to dictates how much your energy bills are

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