17 h. ago BBC staff 'took 20,000 sick days for mental health as stress, depression and anxiety rife at taxpayer

Some 20,884 days of work at the public service (pictured, file photo) were lost for psychological reasons in the year to the end of March.

Economics

66 h. ago Cornwall tourist board goes into liquidation due to 'insurmountable financial problems'

Cornwall's tourism board has gone into voluntary liquidation due to 'insurmountable financial problems'. Pictured: File photo

Politics

9 d. ago Revealed: The most hellish driving routes to avoid if you are on a journey with children

As many as 72 per cent of parents will be embarking on a car journey with their kids in the October half term or at Christmas. Pictured: File photo of summer holiday traffic

Politics

9 d. ago Police officer, 24, dies after being hit by car while on duty when responding to road crash

PC Faizaan Najeeb, 24, had attended a single vehicle collision in the town of Raunds, Northamptonshire, at about 12.35pm on September 19. Pictured: File photo

Events

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Culture

2 w. ago Rejecting patients who want weight loss drugs will cost the NHS 'twice as much' as it is currently spending on prescribing them, GP poll reveals

Analysis has suggested so many people are asking for weight-loss drugs (pictured, file photo) that GPs are spending more time rejecting prescription requests than granting them.

Economics

2 w. ago Women meet best pal at 18 and stay friends until the grandchildren arrive... while men start shedding theirs in their 20s

Men and women meet their best friend for life in their late teens - but shed most of their chums at different stages. Pictured: File photo

Politics

2 w. ago Three out and 1,072 in: Another insane day in Labour's small boats farce as 'one in, one out' deal fails to act as border deterrent

More than 1,000 illegal migrants crossed the Channel to Britain in small boats on the day Labour ministers hailed deporting a third asylum seeker to France under the new deal. Pictured: File photo

Economics

2 w. ago Two people are rushed to hospital after suspected 'gas leak' at Nando's sparks emergency response

The London Fire Brigade descended on the branch of the chain chicken eatery in the O2 Centre (pictured, file photo) in the Hampstead area of north-west London at 10.45am today.

Politics

3 w. ago The Great Council Allotment Squeeze: Local authorities offering allotments up to 85 times smaller than traditional plots to cope with demand

There are around 175,000 people on the waiting list, some for up to 15 years, to receive one of the estimated 330,000 plots of rented land (pictured, file photo) across the UK.

Culture

3 w. ago Hunt for the dodgy detectorists: Police search for illegal metal detectors who targeted medieval abbey in Cotswolds looking for treasure

The detectorists dug up the ground at Hailes Abbey (pictured, file photo), near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, on August 20 or 21 in an attempt to nab treasures buried there.

Events

3 w. ago This picture perfect Cotswolds village has just been crowned the most beautiful in the world

The quaint English parish (pictured, file photo) topped the ranking of the 50 most beautiful villages in the world recently released by Forbes Magazine.

Politics

3 w. ago Multiple Miss France winners 'were raped after winning the title sometimes within hours of receiving the crown'

Hubert Guérin, deputy to the contest's former president included the allegations in his new book exposing the pageant (FILE PHOTO shows 2024 competition)

Events

4 w. ago 'Cyber warfare defence colleges' to be set up with £182million government funding

Teens will be schooled in how to stage strategic computer attacks on enemy states at the five institutions due to welcome their first pupils next year. Pictured: File photo

Economics