Rafael Nadal wants to be remembered as ‘kid that achieved more than I dreamed’
Rafael Nadal said he wanted to be remembered as a good person and a kid who achieved more than his dreams in an emotional farewell to tennis in Malaga. The 38-year-old’s career came to a close after ...
Royal Mail issues stamps to mark 150th anniversary of Churchill’s birth
Royal Mail is issuing a set of eight stamps to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill. The stamps ...
‘Almost 23,000 young people’ in England could face homelessness this Christmas
Centrepoint said its snow globe installation on London’s South Bank is intended to be a ‘powerful’ reminder of homeless young ...
Stars ‘manifesting’ success prompt Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year
“Manifest” has been named Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024, after celebrities such as pop star Dua Lipa and gymnast Simone Biles spoke of manifesting their success. The term, which has ...
Penny Mordaunt urges close US-UK links as she takes up global development role
Penny Mordaunt, the former Conservative minister, has a new job leading a campaign group promoting the UK’s role in global aid. The ex-MP has urged the Government not to pivot away from the US on ...
Many Muslims feel Islamophobia has grown but half more open on identity – poll
A majority of Muslims feel Islamophobia and hate against them has become more widespread since the summer riots, but around half also feel able to be more open about their identity, according to a ...
Concern as some NHS dentists will ‘accept children only if parents go private’
Around one in eight parents claim they have been able to sign up their child to an NHS dentist only if they agree to be a private patient at the surgery, a poll suggests. Healthwatch England has ...
Government launches review of the role of physician associates in the NHS
The Government has launched a review of the role of physician associates (PAs) and those working in anaesthesia after concerns were raised about patient safety. Professor Gillian Leng, president of ...
Bridge strikes cause more than 100 days of train delays in a year, figures show
Passenger train services were delayed by the equivalent of more than 100 days in a year due to lorries hitting bridges, new figures show. Network Rail said 1,532 bridge strikes were reported in ...
Zoo ‘in awe’ of Boki the brown bear’s progress after pioneering brain surgery
It’s been an absolute privilege to oversee his recovery since his surgery,’ said Jon Forde, head of bears at Wildwood Trust.
Ads for five gold dealers banned for failing to make lack of regulation clear
Ads for Bullion Club, Gold Bank, Harrington & Byrne, Solomon Global and The Pure Gold Company were all banned.
Almost a million workers ‘lost’ by unreliable official data, claims think tank
Nearly one million workers in Britain’s jobs market have been “lost” because of poor and unreliable official data and the rate of UK unemployment and inactivity may have been overstated, a think tank ...