2 h. ago All you need to know as these flu symptoms mean call 999 now

Positive flu tests and hospitalisations with flu have risen week on week

Science

2 h. ago Urgent UKHSA warning amid 'sharp rise' in flu cases with 'no peak in sight'

The UK Health Security Agency has issued an alert as flu cases and hospitalisations spike, with the NHS warning of an "unprecedented flu wave" this winter

Events

3 h. ago Kroger ditches plans for Ocado warehouse in US as it scales back sites further

But London-listed Ocado saw shares rise after announcing it had secured a £262 million compensation payout.

Events

3 h. ago House prices fall in south east but rise in north: Will there be a post

With tax uncertainty over and mortgage rates falling, many agents and mortgage brokers are confident the market will bounce back in 2026.

Politics

3 h. ago New call to increase DWP Christmas Bonus with inflation to £169

The annual £10 for people on the State Pension or benefits launched over 50 years ago in 1972 and has only risen once.

Economics

3 h. ago Price of popular pint to rise in pubs as brewer blames Reeves’ brutal Budget increases

DRINKERS will feel the pinch as the price of a popular pint is set to shoot up across the country in months. The cost of a pint of Asahi will increase next year due to rising costs, alcohol duty and changes to Government legislation. Dhati Holohan, Asahi UK sales director, told the Morning Advertiser she...

Economics

4 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 December: House price growth weakens, Ocado payout lifts shares

Annual house price growth has slowed to its weakest level since March 2024.

Society

4 h. ago Arsenal: William Saliba names Gunners summer signing who was a 'nightmare' to play against

Frenchman thinks Mikel Arteta’s side have hit new level since star’s arrival

Politics

4 h. ago Pensioners on Attendance Allowance due up to £5,959 during the new financial year

More than 1.7 million people on Attendance Allowance will see payments rise by 3.8 per cent from April

Economics

5 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 December: House price growth weakest since March 2024, index holds firm

Annual house price growth has slowed to its weakest level since March 2024.

Society

7 h. ago ‘Each speaker is the price of a car’: How listening bars changed Britain’s big night out

As the UK’s clubbing scene struggles to survive, a new nightlife offering is on the rise. Lydia Spencer-Elliott investigates the appeal of London’s listening bars, which are still keeping the capital dancing

Politics

7 h. ago How Manchester bosses are defending maximum council tax rise when things aren't actually as bad as usual

'Once you do not raise it, you lose it forever'

Economics

7 h. ago What council says over maximum tax hike as it defends position

'Once you do not raise it, you lose it forever'

Politics

15 h. ago WW3 threat as Russian minister declares 'war with Europe is inevitable'

As tensions rise between Russia and the West, one minister has declared that Europe is gearing up to take on Russia, and is "deliberately" preparing for war, a move the Kremlin says it is ready for

Politics

16 h. ago RoboCop statue rises in Detroit: ‘big, beautiful, bronze piece of art’

A 15-year quest ends with a monument, drawing crowds and nostalgia as Detroit embraces its cult-film pastThe statue looms and glints at more than 11 feet tall and weighing 3,500 pounds, looking out at the city with, how to put it a characteristically stern expression?Despite its daunting appearance and history as a crimefighter of last resort, the giant new bronze figure of the movie character RoboCop is being seen as a symbol of hope, drawing fans and eliciting selfie mania since it began standing guard over Detroit on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading...

Politics

20 h. ago Noise around Donald Trump an unwanted distraction to World Cup draw of dreams

Amid all the hoopla circling its Washington backdrop, Friday’s event must be all about firing the starting gun on football’s biggest showWhen the sculptor Joel Shapiro created Blue, the piece that stands around the back of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, looking out over the Potomac River in Washington, he wanted to tap into a number of elements. The giant matchstick figure denotes movement and energy, risk and possibility. As Shapiro himself has said, it is supposed to “reconfigure depending on how you look at it”.It has the perfect home at the Kennedy Center, the vast cultural hub for ballet and opera, stage productions and concerts. And it resonates on a new level now as the venue prepares to host Friday’s World Cup draw, at which the competing nations at next summer’s extravaganza in the United States, Canada and Mexico will discover their group opponents and knockout round pathways. Because from one angle it is plain that Blue is executing a raking pass. From...

Politics

21 h. ago Met Office verdict on clear skies for the Cold Moon as last supermoon of 2025 rises

Tonight's full Moon is your last chance to see a supermoon in 2025

Politics

21 h. ago Flu cases at record level as ‘tidal wave’ of illness hits the NHS

Flu cases are 56 per cent higher than this time last year and ten times higher than in 2023

Events

21 h. ago Government confirms plans to introduce new DWP benefit for the unemployed

The benefit is intended to 'provide stronger income protection during periods of unemployment'

Politics

22 h. ago NHS tells England to 'brace for unprecedented flu wave' this winter in new update

Number of flu patients in hospital at record level for time of year

Sport