5 h. ago Will lynx be freely roaming Britain in two years' time? Natural England chief says they should be

Tony Juniper, the chair of Natural England, said he would be 'absolutely delighted' if the reintroduction of the cats could be achieved during his two-year term.

Politics

2 d. ago NHS keeps public away and patients are seen as 'inconvenience', health service's new boss says

Sir Jim Mackey, who was made chief executive of NHS England on March 31, has publicly criticised the health service for often being 'deaf' to criticism and retaining 'fossilised' methods of working.

Science

1 week ago India Test series as important as the Ashes to England, claims ECB chief

Ben Stokes and co. face India in the first Test starting this week

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2 w. ago Fearful UK households are 'hoarding physical cash' in preparation for outages

The Bank of England's chief cashier said people are looking for a physical safety net

Politics

2 w. ago UK households rush to 'hold physical cash' as warning issued to millions

Households are seeking a safety net in time of global volatility, according to the Bank of England's chief cashier

Events

2 w. ago Tell us: have your saving habits changed due to economic uncertainty?

We would like to hear from people who have started setting aside more cashUK households are increasingly setting aside physical cash amid extreme economic uncertainty and to provide a safety net for possible banking system outages such as the recent one in Spain, according to the Bank of England’s chief cashier.Victoria Cleland said on Tuesday that the Bank had tracked a significant increase in the number of banknotes in circulation in recent months, continuing a rising trend since 2022. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK teenager who killed herself was ‘highly affected’ by terrorism arrest, inquest finds

Rhianan Rudd died of ‘self-inflicted act’ after facing charges but coroner says failures in her case were ‘not systemic’A vulnerable teenage girl who died five months after terrorism charges against her were dropped was “highly affected” by her arrest but failures in her case were “not systemic”, a coroner has concluded.Rhianan Rudd died at a children’s home aged 16 in May 2022, as the result of a self-inflicted act, said the chief coroner of England and Wales, Alexia Durran.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Prince William jokes families don't always want to see each other

The Prince of Wales - who is estranged from his younger brother, Prince Harry - made his first visit as Colonel-in-Chief to the soldiers' base in Wattisham, Suffolk, East England, where he chatted with the troops at the flying station

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3 w. ago Bank of England chief warns interest rate cuts now 'more uncertain' as OECD downgrades growth forecasts and says inflation will 'linger'

Andrew Bailey said the prospects for easing the burden on Brits was 'shrouded in a lot more uncertainty', largely due to Donald Trump 's trade war.

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