77 m. ago Only watching these four streaming platforms means you don't need £174 TV licence

Failing to pay for a TV licence when you need one could result in a fine of up to £1,000 but people who only use these services are exempt.

Economics

3 h. ago The Latest: 'No Kings' protests spread across US as Trump gets military parade

Americans are planning to demonstrate against President Donald Trump across the U.S. on Saturday as a counterpoint to the 200,000 people expected to attend the military parade in Washington

Events

8 h. ago Parklife 2025 LIVE: Thousands head to Heaton Park for day one of huge music festival with big headliner

More than 80,000 people will be heading to Heaton Park today

Society

16 h. ago Millions of patients to be treated by GPs instead of hospitals under radical reforms to cut NHS waiting list

NHS bosses claim half of the 135 million hospital outpatient appointments every year are 'pointless' and follow-ups and consultations could instead be done in high-street surgeries.

Science

21 h. ago Passengers advised to 'plan ahead' for Parklife weekend in Manchester

Nearly 200,000 people are expected to attend multiple events across the city this weekend

Politics

27 h. ago State Pension inheritance rule helps more than two million people boost payments by over £5,000

More than half a million pensioners were receiving over £5,000 a year in inherited Serps payments in 2023/24.

Economics

27 h. ago PIP could provide up to £749 every month to people with respiratory conditions including asthma

Nearly 138,000 people are receiving PIP or Adult Disability Payment for over 20 respiratory conditions.

Economics

29 h. ago Wishaw MSP encourages charities working with young people to apply to £50,000 fund

The Persimmon Charitable Foundation is welcoming applications from registered charities for projects working with 14- to 25-year-olds to support them in their education, or into training or work.

Economics

34 h. ago Spanish holiday hotspot plunged into blackout as disaster blamed on one thing

Around 50,000 people were left without electricity for hours this week after a blackout struck a popular Canary Island hotspot for the second time this year

Events

49 h. ago UK's toughest jobs include firefighters, farmers, and paramedics in new research

Research carried out among 2,000 adults found the majority of people believe the UK needs to do more to recognise those who perform tough jobs

Society

50 h. ago NHS waiting lists fall to lowest level in two years...but number of patients waiting over a year on the rise

The news comes after Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave the NHS a cash injection of an extra £29 billion per year.

Science

53 h. ago NHS waiting lists at lowest for 2 years as service may have 'turned the tide'

New NHS data for England shows 7.39 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of April, down from 7.42 million the previous month

Politics

54 h. ago NHS waiting list for planned treatment falls to lowest level in two years

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government was ‘putting the NHS on the road to recovery’.

Politics

64 h. ago NHS gets an extra £29billion a year but waiting list targets may STILL be missed, health chiefs say

Economists described the real-terms rise as 'substantial', with the health service budget now equal to the entire annual income of Portugal.

Economics

66 h. ago Rachel Reeves pumps cash into NHS with 4million more tests and procedures to cut waits

The NHS and defence were big winners from the Chancellor's Spending Review as Rachel Reeves set out the Government's spending plans for the rest of the decade

Economics

66 h. ago Reeves announces £6 billion to provide millions of NHS tests and procedures

Some four million more tests and procedures could be provided by the funding, with the aim of reducing NHS waiting lists.

Economics

2 d. ago Labour promised people we would rebuild Britain – and that’s what we’re doing | Keir Starmer

This week’s spending review marks a new stage in the mission of national renewal, built on the foundations laid last yearKeir Starmer is the prime minister of the United KingdomThe mandate we received from the British people could not have been clearer. First, we had to stop the chaos and return Britain to economic stability. Second, we had to turn the page on Tory decline with clear Labour choices. Third, we were instructed to rebuild our country.Wednesday’s spending review turbocharged that rebuilding. It is an investment in Britain’s renewal, so working people have more money in their pocket, more pride in their community and more hope for their children’s future. It’s what people voted for. An NHS cutting waiting lists, with care closer to the community. Wealth and opportunity no longer hoarded by only a few towns and cities. Continue reading...

Politics

2 d. ago Government can hit NHS waiting times targets despite scepticism, says Reeves

The NHS has received a 3% increase in real terms per year in the Government spending review.

Events

3 d. ago Opinion of US has worsened in countries around world in last year, survey shows

Poll shows large decline in Mexico, Poland and Canada, with just 34% of people expressing some confidence in TrumpBarely one-third of people polled across 24 countries say they have confidence in Donald Trump as a world leader, with most describing the US president as “arrogant” and “dangerous”, and relatively few as “honest”.The survey of more than 28,000 people by the Pew Research Center also found that opinions of the US had worsened over the past year in more than half the countries polled – including falls of 20-plus points in Mexico, Sweden, Poland and Canada. In the UK, the figure had dropped from 54% to 50%. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago NHS 'will miss Keir Starmer's waiting list target' despite Spending Review boost of up to £30billion

Internal Department for Health modelling reportedly shows the NHS is on course to hit only about 80% by the end of the parliament

Economics