6 h. ago Starmer pledges to slash time needed to set up clinical trials to 150 days

The Prime Minister also announced new investment of ‘up to £600 million’ into Britain’s life sciences industry.

Politics

11 h. ago Millions of Brits to get major DWP cash boost from today – exact amount explained

The increases to the State Pension is guaranteed under the triple lock promise and comes into effect on the first Monday of the new tax year as some Brits will be £472 better off

Economics

12 h. ago Met Office issues 'very high' alert with millions of Brits set to be affected

The time of year means the risk of it affecting you is going up

Events

32 h. ago The strong bone secret: can you avoid or even reverse osteoporosis?

The older you are, the more likely it is that a fall, a knock or just gravity will break bones that have been weakened by osteoporosis. But there are ways to protect yourself – and the earlier you start, the betterI’ve broken just one bone in my 61 years – my fibula, the smaller of the two that connect your knee to your ankle. I was skiing, I caught my left foot on some ice and the rest of my body just rotated around it until something snapped. Yeah, ouch. I made a full recovery, but I’d rather not break anything else. I definitely don’t want to become so frail that just sneezing or coughing might fracture a rib, or gravity alone could crack my spine.Like broken hips and wrists, these are all possibilities with the bone disease osteoporosis. In Britain alone, an estimated 3.5 million people live with porous and fragile bones – and one in two women and one in five men over 50 will have a fracture as a result, according to the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS). The older you are, the m...

Politics

44 h. ago Agency for promoting Britain abroad sees budget slashed by 40 per cent with immediate effect... while being urged to find 50 million foreign visitors by 2030

Ministers told the organisation last week its annual budget was being cut with immediate effect from £18m to £10.5m for the year.

Economics

45 h. ago Huge £7.3m Saturday lottery jackpot won by lucky single ticket holder

Saturday's National Lottery jackpot numbers are in and there is one lucky Brit out there who is holding a £7.3 million winning ticket

Economics

46 h. ago Waiting times slashed for 80,000 cancer patients after Labour's NHS cash boost

The Government invested a record £26 billion in the health service in last year’s budget, to help it recover from the pandemic and drive down waiting times

Science

57 h. ago UK's most prescribed drug can actually CUT risk of dementia, bombshell study finds

Researchers have discovered that a medication eight million Brits are prescribed, for another condition, could help lower the risk of dementia - a study involving 571,000 people made the bombshell finding

Events

68 h. ago DWP exact date pensioners will receive '£472' and how it will be paid

Eligible Brits are slated for a hefty cash boost following changes to the state pension, which is increasing by 4.1 per cent this April - in line with rising wage growth

Economics

69 h. ago Change to DWP earnings rule means 60,000 more Brits are eligible for £333 next week

The DWP has announced a major benefit change coming into force from Monday, April 7

Economics

3 d. ago Major DWP Universal Credit rule change will come into force next week affecting 1.2 million families 

The amount of money taken from Universal Credit payments to repay debts is reducing this month

Politics

3 d. ago Britain's ‘culinary revolution’ as millions get hooked on spicy foods

Millions of Brits are now becoming increasingly brave with spicy food as a new 'culinary revolution' takes over the nation powered by burning curries, hot wings and more

Politics

3 d. ago DWP estimates 370,000 people could lose PIP claim under major changes

The DWP has published its latest PIP impact assessment, which includes the UK Government's controversial eligibility rule changes to the daily living component of the benefit

Politics

3 d. ago Bills we hate paying the most revealed as 'awful April' hits millions of Brits

'Awful April' is here and hitting Brits in their wallets with bills soaring. And now, new data has revealed the bills we hate paying the most, with TV license and council tax topping the list

Economics

3 d. ago Wasted generation: More than half a million young Brits not in work, education or training have NEVER had a job

New research by the Learning and Work Institute (L&W) showed that three in five (58 per cent) of NEETs have never had a paid job.

Economics

3 d. ago Top secret Nuked Blood documents to be opened after campaigners demand access

Nearly one million pages of evidence about Britain's Cold War radiation experiments involving its own troops will finally be made public as a minister has ordered their release

Events

3 d. ago DWP ordered to correct 'entirely misleading' Universal Credit claim ahead of major benefit shake

As part of a press release, the benefit department recently claimed that the number of people claiming Universal Credit who were not required to look for work had increased by 383% since the COVID-19 pandemic

Politics

3 d. ago 'Crotch rot' could infect millions of Brits making one simple underwear mistake

Brits itching their bits might want to be on the look out for a nasty infection that can affect the genitals - horrible 'crotch rot' could affect many Brits once in their life

Science

4 d. ago People on DWP Universal Credit could get free £1,200 cash boost from Sunday

The Help to Save scheme gives Universal Credit claimants the chance to earn a bonus of 50p for every £1 they save – and there's a bonus at both the two and four year marks

Economics

4 d. ago Speedboat driver who hit and killed British millionairess with his propeller as she swam off Greek island avoids prison

Claire Glatman, 60, from North Yorkshire, was fatally struck by the propellors of the motorboat 20 metres off the shoreline of Corfu in August 2020.

Events