Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped again, setting a new low recorded by the long-running British Social Attitudes survey. Just 24% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2023, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns.more

Developers are planning to build scores of new tall buildings across London over the next few years in a remarkable skyscraper boom that shows no sign of slowing.more

King Charles III is set to return to public duties as he will attend an Easter service at the chapel at Windsor Castle with Camilla on Sunday. Kate’s cancer diagnosis a double blow to royal family prompting Harry and Meghan to reach out.more

A London court on Tuesday ordered a former curator at the British Museum accused of stealing hundreds of artefacts to provide the museum with a list of all items he is suspected of taking and to return those still in his possession.more

Julian Assange must wait to find out if his final UK appeal against his US extradition can go ahead. The High Court said he would be allowed to appeal unless assurances were given by the United States.more

Pizza chain Papa Johns has said it will close nearly a tenth of its UK restaurants - all of which it says are "underperforming". The closures follow a review of the business which identified sites that were "no longer financially viable".more

Renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK, but not in London, according to new data from Halifax. New data from the country’s biggest mortgage lender shows that the average monthly cost to first-time buyers to own a home in the capital is now £2,241, slightly less than the monthly cost of renting.more

Almost 9,000 foreign nurses a year are leaving the UK to work abroad, amid a sudden surge in nurses quitting the already understaffed NHS for better-paid jobs elsewhere.more

The British Food Safety Authority (FSA) is considering introducing a ban on the import and sale of some Polish poultry products due to the growing number of salmonella infections - the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) revealed last week.more

Yesterday, the British Royal Air Force dropped more than 10 tonnes of food into Gaza for the first time, the UK Ministry of Defence said in a statement today.more

More than 100 tractors have rolled past the Houses of Parliament as farmers protested against what they say is a lack of support for UK food production. Convoys with horns blaring made their way through central London's streets to Westminster on Monday evening. Organisers Save British Farming and Fairness for Farmers of Kent said cheap food imports and unsupportive policies were putting UK food more

The UK government has formally accused China of being behind what it called "malicious" cyber campaigns against MPs and the Electoral Commission. Two people and a company have been sanctioned over cyber-attacks. Deputy PM Oliver Dowden said they were behind attempts to access details of MPs critical of Beijing, as well as the data of potentially 40 million voters.more

Domestic energy prices could be capped based on the time of day that households use their appliances, the regulator Ofgem has said. The watchdog said it has launched early discussions about a "dynamic" price cap that changes as consumers became more flexible.more

The British government suspects that hostile states - China, Russia and Iran - are behind some of the conspiracy theories circulating on social media about Duchess Kate's health and attacks on her, the 'Daily Telegraph' reported yesterday.more

They say if you love your job, you’ll never have to work a day in your life. So, for those working in finance, every day must feel like a holiday. The UK’s top industries for work satisfaction has been named, and it turns out that those employed in finance and accounting are among the happiest.more

Solar eruptions are sending a stream of particles towards Earth, creating spectacular auroras in both hemispheres. The aurora borealis – in the northern hemisphere – will be potentially visible on Monday night in the US as far south as the midwest. The northern lights, more commonly seen within the Arctic Circle, could also be visible in Scotland.more

UK housing is ‘worst value for money’ of any advanced economy, says thinktank British properties are ‘expensive, cramped and ageing’ compared with other similar economies, says Resolution Foundation. more

The British public donated a record £13.9bn to charity in 2023, with people in some of the country’s least affluent areas among the most generous, a report reveals.more

New figures from the RAC reveal that Asda has slashed the number of electric vehicle chargers at its supermarkets by more than two thirds to just 46 devices over the past year. It had 165 devices at the start of 2023.more

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of the UK with heavy rain and snow set to fall this week. The weather agency has said that low pressure will likely bring the worst of the weather to Scotland although London has a wet outlook for much of the week to come. more

The number of people leaving the workforce due to long term sickness is at its highest since the 1990s, a report suggests. Adults economically inactive due to ill-health rose from 2.1m in July 2019 to a peak of 2.8m in October 2023, said the Resolution Foundation.more

The first Asian hornet sighting has been reported for this year and it comes weeks before they are normally spotted in the UK. An Asian hornet is capable of decapitating and eating up to 50 honey bees a day and its sting is described as like being stabbed by a red hot needle.more

The £15bn merger between Vodafone and Three risks pushing up prices for millions of mobile customers, regulators have warned. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is preparing to launch an in-depth investigation after highlighting concerns that the deal could lead to higher costs for consumers and affect investment in mobile networks.more

More than a third of British people have experienced skin problems caused by air pollution, according to a survey.more

Nearly half a million Starbucks-branded mugs have been recalled after people suffered burns or cuts. The recall is for four ceramic mugs with metallic coating manufactured by Nestlé USA and sold in the 2023 Starbucks Holiday gift sets.more