2 h. ago Do you live in one of the 10 areas of Britain where people drive the oldest cars?

Ownership figures show that the average age of vehicles on our roads has increased to nine years. But the city with the oldest motors has an average age of 12.

Transport

2 h. ago Labour shares how households can get £250 off energy bills as it pushes ahead with planning drive

Only households affected by changes will be eligible for the funds

Economics

3 h. ago Energy bills could fall by £250 a year if you live near new pylon project

Ministers are also looking to slash the number of official bodies that get a say in planning decisions in a drive to cut red tape.

Economics

4 h. ago Residents living near electricity pylons to get £250 off energy bills

Housing and planning minister Alex Norris said 'communities need to share the benefits' of the UK's move towards clean energy as he confirmed people living near pylons would get a £250 discount

Economics

4 h. ago People living near new pylon projects could get £250 a year off energy bills

Local communities should ‘share the benefits’ of taking on the burden of power infrastructure, housing minister says

Economics

5 h. ago Armando Iannucci opens up about what changed his life: best podcasts of the week

The Thick of It creator tells all in a revealing new podcast from actor Rebecca Front. Plus, a smash-hit history show launches a juicy spinoffLewis and The Thick of It star Rebecca Front tries to prise intimate interviews out of celebrity guests by asking about three people who’ve changed their lives. First up, her friend of 40 years Armando Iannucci talks about the person who opened a library near his Glasgow childhood home, and the founder of an NHS unit for higher risk pregnancies that led to all three of Iannucci’s kids being born. His third choice? Alan Partridge. Alexi Duggins Episodes weekly, widely available Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Michael Mosley's son to follow in his father's footsteps of helping people lead healthier lives by publishing his first book

Dr Jack Mosley (pictured) will publish his first book, Food Noise, next month as he explores why we feel hungry, and the advance of recent weight loss drugs in combating that.

Society

21 h. ago ‘You are free again’: farewell letters of executed Belgian resistance fighters found, 80 years on

Last words shed new light on the lives and deaths of the ‘ordinary people’ who stood up to Nazi regimeChristel Van Iseghem was sitting in a radio studio when she heard the last words of her great uncle Norbert, murdered by the Nazis for his role in the Belgian resistance.“My heart stood still,” said the 71-year-old from Kallo in Flanders. “This was something I didn’t know existed. I sat there shaking, my hands trembling It means so much to me. He will not be forgotten.” Continue reading...

Economics

24 h. ago Crumble, cookies and madeleines – recipes of hope for Iran’s jailed women

Sepideh Gholian’s diary of prison life came out four years ago. Next month, she will publish a cookbook to honour her fellow inmatesMaziar Bahari used to feel sceptical when people talked of the way that books can change lives. Such statements always seemed like so much hyperbole to him.But when Sepideh Gholian, one of Iran’s most famous political prisoners, came into his life, everything changed. “If anyone wants to know why writing matters, her book is the best example,” says Bahari, a London-based journalist, documentary maker and the founder of the news website IranWire. Continue reading...

Society

24 h. ago Huge number of people admit they'd be cool with their partner hooking up with a robot

A new survey has shed light on how comfortable people are with AI in their sex lives - and it seems many are willing to let their partners get jiggy with a robot

Politics

46 h. ago Noel Fitzpatrick: ‘We often put on the radio and TV for the animals’

The supervet talks about growing up on a farm in Ireland, learning the elusive language of elephants and his love of Led ZeppelinThis week I’ve done brain surgery, spinal surgery, elbow surgery, knee surgery and a fracture that took 14 hours to fix. By the end, everything ached. I empathise with my patients, for sure. You feel connected to the universe, helping to prolong the lives of animals.People say, “I’ve got a knee problem, a back problem. Can you operate on me?” If I did, I’d lose my licence. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Sentencing row is another bid to inflame division: People of colour have lived with two

Official UK figures prove offenders from ethnic minorities still - consistently - get longer sentences than white offenders for indictable offences.

Politics

4 d. ago Thousands of people could soon live in Strangeways as masterplan revealed

A new development plan has been unveiled - but a 150-year-old problem remains

Politics

4 d. ago People born between these two years are 'more likely to live longer', research claims

Researchers believe the oldest of those born between 1910 and 1950 may 'regularly live to 120 or beyond'

Politics

4 d. ago Now in their 90s, two nuns refuse to give up on the fight for immigrant rights

Sisters JoAnn Persch, 90, and Pat Murphy, 95, have dedicated their lives to advocating for the dignity of all people

Events

5 d. ago Voices: Musk is wrong about foreign aid – it’s how countries show their character to the world

The evidence shows international aid – when spent correctly – can bring tremendous benefits and save millions of lives, writes expert and author Stefan Dercon. But if helping people cope with deprivation won’t convince the Maga crowd, advocates of aid spending will have to try a different argument

Politics

6 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway dog owners face £40,000 fine or year in jail as cops issue lambing season warning

Police are reminding people to control their pets if they’re walking near livestock as dogs chasing after animals could cause their death.

Events

8 d. ago Why Ozempic could be a miracle cure for the millions battling deadly liver disease: Record numbers are developing the condition thanks to poor diet

Weight-loss jabs such as Ozempic could throw a lifeline to millions of people battling deadly liver disease - amid growing concern about the spiralling number of cases.

Events

9 d. ago Starmer ‘will not order’ people to cut meat consumption to save climate

The Prime Minister said he was ‘not in the business of telling people how they should run their lives’.

Politics

9 d. ago Keir Starmer says he won't tell people to cut down on kebabs to tackle climate crisis

Keir Starmer said he won't tell people how to live following a report from climate advisers suggesting people eat less meat and reduce reliance on fossil fuels to hit net zero

Events