Summer getaways and weekend plans could be severely disrupted today during a fresh round of rail strikes - with an "amber traffic warning" also in force on the roads.
Police called to Lavrock Bank in Toxteth area after reports that man had been shot
It will not feel like it, as consumers digest news that UK inflation has hit its highest level since before the Falklands War, but there are reasons to hope that inflation is coming close to its peak.
Although A-level grades received by UK students are down on the past two years, they remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland got results on Thursday, having sat exams for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.
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Greek authorities say two sailboats carrying dozens of migrants have arrived on a southern Greek island early, with the first running aground on rocks
More than seven out of 10 Scottish households could be experiencing fuel poverty by January next year, according to research.
This is the bizarre moment a repairman's leg crashed through the ceiling of a shop in front of shocked staff in Jiangsu, China on August 9.
A seal in Australia was spotted strolling in a cow's field by a local farmer.Source: Karli McGee, Facebook
Children from poorer backgrounds do worse at every stage of the education system.
I used to be rather resistant to canned cocktails – indeed, to ready-made cocktails in general. After all, the ritual of making a cocktail, or having one made for you, is part of the point. We want all that rigmarole of shaking, stirring and garnishing, don’t we?
New Zealand suffers flooding after Maitai River bursts banks.Source: Nelson Tasman Civil Defence, Facebook
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PAULI PAULI has been issued a one-game ban for a high tackle against Bradford Bulls.
Rowling has accused the ‘Chocolat’ author of failing to defend her due to her views on transgender people
Five-year-old astronaut and his mum among first visitors to project that combines art and science
New data shows these 11 British slang phrases from Love Island UK are leaving Americans puzzled.
Truss’s disdain for workers seems mightily clear. But this isn’t specifically a Truss problem – it’s a Tory problem
Use of cash is expected to drop to just 6% of payments by 2031, UK Finance said.
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