Access to electricity remains a major challenge for over half a billion people in sub-Saharan Africa, and power outages are common even for those who …
Ofgem is lowering its energy price cap from the current £2,074 per year to £1,923 for the average household in England, Wales and Scotland, effective …
Ministers urged to intervene as households in line for another winter of squeezed budgets Business live – latest updates Great Britain’s energy price cap has …
Proportion of children meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined matches 2022 figure of 59% The academic attainment of primary schoolchildren in England …
A temporary art installation has opened in a tunnel that will become part of London’s new super sewer, the Thames Tideway, providing the ultimate underground …
Witnesses say some groups were forced into the most hazardous part of the vessel that sank, leaving hundreds feared dead Pakistani nationals appear to have …
Latest updates: prime minister says he has ‘inherited some numbers’ as figures show net immigration in 2022 running at record high of around 700,000 More …
Annual inflation may drop when official figures are released on Wednesday but UK rate still higher than eurozone Britain’s annual inflation rate is poised to …
Exclusive: report describes culture of low fees and exploitation as research finds median hourly rate of £2.60 an hour Artists working in the public sector …
Expected dip in July will ease pressure on households struggling to cope with soaring living costs Energy bills are expected to fall below £2,500 from …
Exclusive: Company owned by Hinduja family refuses to offer workers inflation-matching pay rise The UK’s richest family has been accused of “playing Scrooge” after allegations …
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The pound’s tumble during August “reflects the deteriorating outlook for Britain’s economy”, says the Financial Times, …
NHS chief credits care reforms and new technology for reducing queues that built up during pandemic The backlog of people waiting more than two years …
South of England experiencing faster recovery than north, Scotland and Northern Ireland Visits to high streets and shopping centres dipped to below pre-pandemic levels last …
The disgraced British socialite’s lawyers argued that she was threatened in jail and cannot be made proxy for Jeffrey Epstein Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys argued on …
Natalia Usmanova felt the bunker shake as Russian bombs rained down and fear gripped those hunkering underground Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Cowering in the labyrinth …
Findings surpass experts’ expectations after buildings, wells, coins and wide road discovered A wealthy Roman trading town, whose inhabitants adorned themselves with jewellery and ate …