5 h. ago More than 668,000 people waiting for a driving test amid backlog

More tests are being made available to learners.

Politics

7 h. ago More than 680,000 people waiting for a driving test amid backlog

More tests are being made available to learners.

Politics

4 d. ago UNISON say Tories should 'hang heads in shame' over NHS after shadow minister defends 'proud record'

Stuart Andrew MP defended the Tory record, despite waiting lists soaring to a record 7.7 million on their watch, with more than 300,000 people waiting over a year for treatment

Politics

7 d. ago Get young people to volunteer in hospitals to cut NHS waiting lists, government urged

A YouGov poll found a third of 18 to 24-year-olds would consider giving up their time to volunteer in the NHS

Politics

9 d. ago Half the people on council's housing waiting list are in work

The shocking statistics revealed by a housing provider this week has shed light on just how bad the housing crisis in Wales is right now

Politics

1 week ago FMQs: John Swinney admits people 'waiting too long at A&E' as 'NHS on life support' across Scotland

The First Minister has been accused of letting down patients all across Scotland during an exchange with the Scottish Labour leader.

Politics

1 week ago TikToker urges Aldi shoppers to book October 9 off work due to 'rumours'

People have been waiting for this offer to make its grand return to shops across the UK

Economics

2 w. ago Trump looms large at Ryder Cup where home rules and spicy support are always on show

President’s attendance could lead to Brookline levels of excitement at an event that is invariably febrileBAAAH-BA-BAAH! It had just gone nine in the morning when the speakers started blasting out Village People’s YMCA at Bethpage. Scottie Scheffler, the world No 1 had arrived on the putting green and everyone was whooping and hollering at him. Scheffler bumped fists with one of his coaches, wrapped another up in a hug and, BAH-BA-BADA-BADA-BAH!, walked on up and across the bridge to the practice ground where there was a crowd of 500 or so people waiting.They started chanting. “YEW-ESS-AY! YEW-ESS-AY!” Scheffler’s a big man. By the time he made it on to the range he seemed to have swelled twice the size. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Learner drivers issued warning as test backlog leads to rise in illegal activity

One scam saw someone pay £500 for 20 lessons up-front

Events

2 w. ago More than 800 excess deaths because of long A&E waits, says medical body

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine found there were 76,510 people who waited longer than 12 hours in A&E last year.

Events

2 w. ago People who have come back from the dead... and what they say is waiting for us on the other side

Across cultures, centuries, and belief systems, stories of death experiences have stirred fascination, fear, and faith in equal measure.

Events

2 w. ago Martin Lewis urges Britons to buy £82 document that is 'more important than a will'

The Money Saving Expert issued an urgent warning on his podcast saying that if people wait too long it could be 'extremely stressful'

Economics

3 w. ago Five Guys customer baffled after checking receipt and spotting odd detail

A Five Guys customer was left in disbelief after being handed a receipt from a waitress with a very unusual name - and people have been quick to share their thoughts

Economics

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

4 w. ago Judge blasts ‘chronic’ court backlog as TV presenter’s trial listed for 2027

Judge Anthony Lowe said it is ‘not a proper justice system where people are having to wait that length of time’.

Events

4 w. ago Only half of people with cancer diagnosed within target time, analysis finds

The NHS target for England is to rule cancer in or out within 28 days of an urgent referral, but new figures show people with cancer are waiting far longer for diagnosis than those who have the disease ruled out.

Events

4 w. ago ‘I say where I’m from and they tell me they’re sorry’: growing up in the most deprived place in England

The faded resorts and coastal towns of Tendring in Essex offer few job opportunities but many of its 20-somethings are set on finding their way in an area with one of England’s oldest populationsShare your experiences of living in a coastal townPhotographs by Polly BradenThe village where 22-year-old Millicent has lived all her whole life is often her most closely guarded secret – at least until first impressions have been established. “It’s almost like a superpower,” she says. “I wait until people are comfortable with me, and then I’ll do the big reveal.”It doesn’t matter where she goes, the story is always the same. “I’ll go to meet new friends and at some point I’ll tell them I’m from Jaywick,” says Millicent. “And it’s as if they go through the five stages of grief. They’ll say: ‘Oh, you’re not oh, I’m so sorry’.”Kyle, Matt and Finn at Jaywick’s Martello Tower, now an arts site Continue reading...

Politics

last month Netanyahu orders Gaza City residents to ‘leave now’ as six killed in attack in Jerusalem

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire around 10.15am local time at people waiting at a bus stop near Ramot Junction at the northern entrance to the city on a road leading to a settlement, Israeli police said.

Events