Britain's biggest energy suppliers have been contacting customers about a minimal price change starting in the new year, the BBC has learnt.more

Cost of living pressures have increased the number of customers relying on bank branches to help manage their squeezed budgets, research shows.more

Passengers have praised the Army personnel standing in at UK airports for striking Border Force officers, with some saying it’s the quickest they have gone through the gates in years.more

The festive season may be over but constantly being confronted with reasons to spend your money never will be. That’s because Easter is coming up – in three and a half months to be exact. But this is not too early to start selling chocolate eggs apparently, as supermarkets were displaying the treats on Boxing Day already. more

The government has refused to publish an estimate of the economic benefits of its latest planned Brexit trade deal. Ministers had faced mockery over the small benefits to the economy expected from previous free trade agreements – with most giving tiny boosts to GDP.more

The NHS is set to eliminate hepatitis C in England by 2025 due to targeted screening campaigns for those at risk and effective drug treatments, according to health officials. NHS England said the measures are helping to dramatically cut deaths from the virus five years ahead of global targets.more

More than half of all adults in Great Britain are buying less food and drink, with surging costs leaving the most vulnerable worst off.more

Border Force staff are beginning the second in a series of strikes at UK airports until New Year's Eve. Around 1,000 members of the PCS union, many of whom work in passport control, will walk out from 28 to 31 December. Rail disruption will also continue on Wednesday and Thursday, with TSSA union members at Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains on strike.more

Demand for central London office space surged by a quarter this year year despite the continuing popularity of hybrid working, new figures reveal today.more

A 23-year-old man stayed late last night on the dance floor of a nightclub in Birmingham, central England, the BBC reported. The police are trying to determine the perpetrator or perpetrators of the murder and the motive of the crime.more

Buckingham Palace has revealed that the King's Birthday Parade, known as Trooping the Colour, will be held on 17 June 2023 in central London. more

The number of people heading out to the Boxing Day sales rose by more than 50% compared to last year but footfall remains far below pre-pandemic levels. more

Among the hundreds of people portrayed by Aniela Pawlikowska were Krystyna Skarbek, the heroic spy, or little Diana Spencer, later wife of Prince Charles. The Polish painter's output from her 34 years in England, kept in the homes of the English upper classes, is being sought by her daughter-in-law Anna Pawlikowska.more

Ambulance staff in five areas of England are to stage two further strikes in January, union leaders say.more

King Charles has used his first Christmas message to reflect on the cost-of-living crisis. He spoke of the "great anxiety and hardship" for those struggling to "pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm".more

Regulated rail fares in England will rise by up to 5.9% from March, the Department for Transport has announced. more

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was fatally shot at a pub near Liverpool on Christmas Eve. Merseyside Police officers were called to the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village at about 23:50 GMT on Saturday.more

Although most media attention has been given to the official visits of King Charles III or Prince William and his wife, they have not spent the most time on such duties this year. The biggest worker in the British ruling family was Princess Anne. According to a compilation published by People, Elizabeth II's daughter held 214 official meetings this 2022.more

The British tabloid "The Sun" apologized yesterday for the text about Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, after which the UK press market regulator IPSO received over 17.5 thousand. complaints. "We deeply regret the publication of this article and sincerely apologize," the editorial office said in a statement.more

A warning has been issued to anybody with a Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Disney Plus account in the UK. Millions are breaking the law by sharing passwords - after it was ruled yesterday password sharing was illegal.more

My grandma’s mince pies are not my favourite mince pies. That honour falls to Waitrose’s Christmas shortcrust mince pies. Ditto custard; we all prefer Birds, including her. This is no reflection on her culinary prowess – on the contrary, her cooking is renowned – but simple proof of the uncomfortable truth that when it comes to Christmas, some things are just better shop bought.more

After Covid ruined holidays for so many, the hope was that this year's Christmas getaway would be easy. Instead, strikes are set to cause disruption at airports, on the railways and on the roads. more

Snow is synonymous with the festive season for revellers and a number of hopefuls are dreaming of a white Christmas where they can go sledging, build snowmen and have fun in the snow. more

The Scottish Parliament yesterday passed the hugely controversial - including within the ranks of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) - Gender Recognition Bill, which means that legal gender reassignment will only require a person's declaration, with no medical tests.more

The London Eye could disappear from the capital’s skyline for ever in a few years. The UK’s largest observation wheel could be removed from its South Bank home as soon as 2028, unless it gets permission to stay.more