The issue is top of voters’ concerns but there is little support for Sir Keir Starmer’s approach, a poll has suggested.

Some 70% of UK consumers have received a scam message that appeared to come from a trusted source such as a delivery company, bank or government body, according to a survey. More than half of those ...

A series of nationwide strikes by bus drivers is being threatened in disputes over pay and conditions. Around 7,500 members of Unite are either striking or balloting to take industrial action in areas ...

Thousands of pensioners have claimed back more than £10,000 after being overcharged tax on their pension withdrawals, new analysis shows. A handful of people in the UK were given a refund worth more ...

Almost 290,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved in 2024-25, according to House of Commons library analysis. The figures showed 55.5% of investigations in England and Wales failed to identify a suspect, ...

Thousands more people in England have been referred for liver cancer checks thanks to the expansion of an NHS scheme that sends scanning trucks into the community. The on-the-spot scans offered by the ...

Party vibes are set to intensify on Monday as revellers flock to the Notting Hill Carnival for its final day. Colourful costumes, dancing and music filled the streets of west London for Europe’s ...

A charity is working to combat loneliness among older people by offering a broad range of support services. Age Concern Hampshire provides care and wellbeing centres across the county, offering vital ...

A beauty clinic is championing a non-invasive approach to aesthetics. Elipsa, in The Square, Basing View, led by specialist Anna Skrobot, is making waves in an industry often dominated by invasive ...

A man who died after suffering serious head injuries in a “workplace accident” at a funfair has been named by police. Emergency services rushed to the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay in ...

A record half a million people have received a dementia diagnosis on the NHS, figures show. NHS figures published this week show 506,549 people have received a formal dementia diagnosis, compared with ...

An upcoming exhibition in Basingstoke will highlight the artistic journey of local figurative artist, Neal Whelan. The 'Me, Myself and Art' exhibition will feature a diverse collection of Whelan's ...