Fires involving lithium batteries – which are used for e-bikes and e-scooters – can spread rapidly and produce a toxic vapour. Products sold which do not meet UK safety standards have been found to be ...

The UK economy grew by 0.7% and 0.5% in the first two quarters of 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics. However, it could witness slower growth in the latest quarter after no growth ...

There is an ‘urgent national interest argument’ for controlling the number of students that can be recruited by individual universities, a ...

Millions of people are set to miss out on an average of nearly £10,000 as a result of lost pension pots, new research has revealed. Some £31.1 billion is estimated to be lying in unclaimed, inactive ...

The sale of disposable vapes will be banned by next summer, the Government has said. New legislation to ban the sale of single-use vapes from June 1, 2025 has been laid out in Parliament, the ...

Rachel Reeves has promised her first Budget will be an economic “reset” for the UK. The Chancellor said her statement on October 30 will invest in the “foundations of future growth”. Ms Reeves was ...

A 10-year-old has said his mother would be “filling heaven up” with her tears after he won a Pride of Britain award for ...

The NAO said the Government should introduce urgent reform to put SEN provision in England on a ‘financially sustainable footing’.

A £20 million initiative that aims to tackle the “historically low” numbers of people enrolled into dementia clinical trials is being launched in the UK. The Dementia Trials Accelerator, funded by the ...