4 h. ago Nursing and midwifery vacancies in NHS Scotland rise by 60 per cent in six months

‘Hugely troubling’ data as separate survey prompts calls for urgent action over ‘corridor care crisis’

Politics

1 week ago The calculation to work out if YOU should install solar panels on your roof

Solar panel installations are booming - up 22 per cent in the first six months of the year, and there are now more than 1.8 million households with them.

Politics

1 week ago ANDREW NEIL: Housing migrants in detention centres would signal to the world we are no longer a soft touch

A record 50,000 migrants arrived illegally on small boats in the first 12 months of Keir Starmer 's watch, up 27 per cent on the previous 12 months.

Events

1 week ago So was Lucy Connolly really such a danger that she had to spend a year behind bars? JAN MOIR

After serving 40 per cent of her 31-month sentence, Lucy Connolly walked free from prison on Thursday morning.

Politics

1 week ago How Starmer opened the floodgates on asylum claims: Record 111,000 in Labour's first year in power despite PM's pledge to 'smash the gangs'

Official government data shows 111,084 people claimed asylum in the year to June, up 14 per cent on the previous 12 months.

Events

1 week ago Price of Labour is a leap in inflation: Tax raid on employers and minimum wage hike have driven up costs, with more pain to come

The Tories warned 'Britain can't afford Labour' after figures showed consumer prices rose by 3.8 per cent last month compared with a year earlier.

Economics

2 w. ago The most expensive summer break ever? Cost of flights soars by 30% in just one month as Brits jet off abroad on holiday while inflation continues to bite at home

Air fares soared by 30.2 per cent between June and July - the largest jump between those months since the collection of monthly data began 24 years ago, according to the ONS.

Economics

2 w. ago Renters now pay 41% of income to live in London while affordability worsens across England

London is the least affordable city with average rents of £1,957 per month across the capital, or 41.6 per cent of a typical renter’s income

Society

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves is accused of 'living under a rock' as economic growth slows to just 0.3%

Output grew only 0.3 per cent between April and June - a sharp slowdown on the previous three-month period when the economy expanded by 0.7 per cent.

Economics

2 w. ago Boost for Rachel Reeves after surprising UK economic growth in three months to June

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product grew by 0.3 per cent after 0.7 per cent growth in the first three months of the year.

Economics

2 w. ago Britain braces for another tax bomb amid warnings UK economy is 'flashing red' as growth slows to 0.3 per cent while Rachel Reeves faces a £50bn black hole

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product grew by 0.3 per cent for the quarter after 0.7 per cent growth in the first three months of the year.

Events

3 w. ago Britain's wage rate stagnates and job market cools down as inflation rises

The rate of UK unemployment remained at 4.7 per cent  in the three months to June, compared with the three months to May, the Office for National Statistics said.

Economics