More than 100,000 social housing households in England are in the richest 20 per cent by income, according to July 2026 analysis.
UK official development assistance falls from 0.5 per cent to 0.3 per cent of GNI by 2027/28 to fund defence spending at 2.6 per cent of GDP.
Ancient DNA from the Upton Lovell burial near Stonehenge has shown the individual long assumed to be a male shaman or metalworker was in fact a postmenopausal woman about 165 cm tall with signs of wrist arthritis.
Craig Guildford received a £57,800 payout after retiring instead of facing dismissal over the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban decision.
Ruth Jefferson's base salary at Wessex Water rose 14% from £590,000 to £670,000 last October, taking total remuneration to £791,000.
Seven asymptomatic American aid workers from Samaritan’s Purse are quarantined for 21 days at a bio-isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base in Kenya after responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Jury found chaotic and unsafe conditions at West Lane Hospital, staffing shortages and lack of psychological support contributed to Emily Moore's death
Lauren Laverne, 48, announced on 17 July 2026 that she has smouldering myeloma, an asymptomatic condition that can progress to blood cancer.
Bumblebees extend their glossa after sweet tastes and shake their heads or wipe their mouths after bitter or salty ones.
The UK government appointed seven new non-executive members to the Information Commission Board on 15 July 2026 as part of its shift to a new independent data protection regulator.
Andy Burnham is finalising his cabinet ahead of assuming the premiership on Monday following Keir Starmer's resignation.
Patrick Spencer, Conservative MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, was acquitted of two counts of sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court after a jury deliberated for over seven hours.
