2 h. ago More than 400,000 people sought debt help from Citizens Advice in 2025

Around 13,300 people have already turned to the charity for help with debt in the first working week of 2026.

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65 h. ago Record passenger numbers last year for Heathrow, Stansted and Manchester

While passenger numbers at Heathrow grew, travellers to and from North America shrank slightly

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6 d. ago Nervous flyer? North America’s top 10 worst airports and routes for turbulence revealed

The new lists are courtesy of a website that monitors turbulence using the same sources that pilots turn to when planning flight routes

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2 w. ago Las Vegas’ struggling tourism industry posts another worrying stat during what should have been city’s busiest month of the year

‘I think it’s clear that value has been a concern on the part of some of our customers,’ Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill said. ‘We’re aware of that. The resorts are aware of that.’

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2 w. ago UK universities extend careers advice to graduates in their 40s and 50s

Growing numbers of institutions now offering lifelong careers support as older alumni seek help to change jobsUniversity careers advisers are used to steering fresh-faced students towards the labour market – but they are now increasingly seeing graduates in their 40s and 50s looking for help to revive their careers.More UK universities are now giving their graduates lifelong access to campus careers services, including advice with job applications and interview preparation as well as helping to find new opportunities for those who feel stuck. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Major change to bus passes will make 'massive difference' to hundreds of thousands across region

Around 400,000 people will be impacted by the major change announced by Andy Burnham yesterday

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3 w. ago Farage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment

Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investorsNigel Farage has been criticised over his £400,000-a-year second job promoting the idea that people should buy physical gold and put it into their pension pots.Farage is paid more than four times his MPs’ salary for the four-hour-a-month job at Direct Bullion, where he has featured in Facebook and YouTube videos. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Andy Burnham scraps hated rule and announces all Bee Network bus fares frozen for 2026 – full list of prices

The mayor decision to lift the '9.30am' rule will affect 400,000 people

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3 w. ago Manchester council Christmas 2025 bin days: Full list of collection dates and recycling advice

There are changes to some of the rounds at Christmas

Sport

3 w. ago I’m over useless skincare. But how can I take care of my face?

Enter what I call ‘no-skincare skincare’ – things that support the skin without disturbing itHi Ugly,I used to love skincare, but after reading your articles and noticing how many useless products get produced, I lost faith in it.Why is this column called ‘Ask Ugly’?How should I be styling my pubic hair?How do I deal with imperfection?My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work doneI want to ignore beauty culture. But I’ll never get anywhere if I don’t look a certain way Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The rail, road, flight and ferry travel chaos you need to know about this Christmas

Exclusive: Busiest days on the railways will be Saturday 20 and Monday 22 December

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4 w. ago Worried about winter? 10 ways to thrive – from socialising to Sad lamps to celebrating the new year in April

The temptation is to sit at home and hibernate, but beating the winter blues can be done. Here’s how to embrace the coldest and arguably most beautiful seasonStephanie Fitzgerald, a chartered clinical psychologist, used to dread winter. Like many, she coped by keeping busy at work and hibernating at home, waiting for the cold, dark days to be over. But this approach wasn’t making her happy. So she sought out the science that would help her embrace the winter months, rather than try to escape them. In her resulting book, The Gifts of Winter, she writes: “I fell deeply in love with winter It is a captivating and truly gorgeous season.”How did she change her mindset – and can the 42% of us who say summer is our favourite season learn to love winter too? Continue reading...

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