A series of essential bills are rising at the start of what some commentators have described as "awful April". The exact amount you pay will depend on your individual circumstances, and where you live.more

Around 500 workers providing assistance to passengers with restricted mobility will strike for four days.more

Intimidating behaviour from drivers, poor infrastructure and fears over safety are deterring more women in the UK from cycling compared with men, research has found, while bike sales continue to fall after the “Covid boom”.more

Young people are more worried about their finances, work pressures and job insecurity than social media, the climate crisis and culture war debates, research shows.more

The NHS and the UK Health Security Agency are urging the public to maintain good hand hygiene as cases of the highly contagious norovirus continue to surge. The number of norovirus cases in England is currently more than double what is typically expected for this time of year.more

Despite concerns from European allies about excessive dependence on Washington for weapons, Great Britain also intends to purchase F-35A fighters from the United States, The Times reported, citing sources in military circles.more

Women in England will be able to get the morning-after pill for free from pharmacies from later this year, the government has said. Emergency contraception is already free of charge from most GPs and sexual health clinics, but ministers say getting it over the counter is more of a "postcode lottery".more

Almost half of appeals against London boroughs and TfL result in victory for drivers, writes Standard.co.uk.more

London is set to be hotter than Ibiza, Mykonos and Kos as the capital could see a week of uninterrupted sunshine. Next week could see the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures are expected to steadily rise to 21C in London by Thursday, making the capital warmer than a number of popular holiday destinations.more

A man who murdered and dismembered his friend before dumping parts of his body in public spaces across Salford and north Manchester has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 34 years in prison.more

Piles of papers containing sensitive military information have been found scattered along a city street. They include soldiers' ranks, emails, shift patterns and weapon issue details, and information which appears to relate to accessing weapons storage and an intruder detection system.more

Nigel Farage has said men will more readily sacrifice their family lives to be successful in their business careers than women, and that young men are being too “feminised” by modern society.more

WH Smith is to sell its 480 retail stores to the Hobbycraft owner, Modella Capital, in a deal worth £76m, and has confirmed that the 233-year-old brand will disappear from the high street after a “short transitional period”.more

The UK’s carbon emissions fell by 4% last year, according to official figures. Provisional statistics published on Thursday by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) show UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions were 371m tonnes carbon equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2024, down from 385 MtCO2e in 2023.more

Childbirth charities are warning parents that hands-free breastfeeding or bottle feeding, when a baby is being carried in a sling, is unsafe. The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and the Lullaby Trust say the risks are highest for premature babies and those under four months old because their airways can be easily blocked.more

Chinese students in the UK could be forced to disclose links to the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under the UK government's new register of foreign influence, the Daily Telegraph reported. There are currently around 150,000 Chinese students studying in the UK.more

King Charles III spent a short period of time in hospital on Thursday after experiencing temporary side effects during cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said.more

More than 3 million families will lose out as a result of the government’s sweeping cuts to welfare, according to the official analysis, with an extra 250,000 people falling into relative poverty by 2029-30.more

Major investors including Axa and Scottish Widows are backing shareholder resolutions pressing retailers Next, Marks & Spencer and JD Sports to increase pay for thousands of workers.more

Overworked police lack the resources, time and experience to investigate crimes properly, leading to victims being failed and an erosion in faith in law enforcement, an official report has found.more

Pizza parties and iPads are being offered to pupils as incentives to improve school attendance, according to a new report which says sanctions alone are less likely to work, writes 'The Guardian'.more

English councils must prove that they are tackling potholes or face losing funds, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The prime minister announced an additional £4.8 billion of funding to undertake work on motorways and major A-roads. He emphasised that councils must “get on with the job” of fixing potholes.more

The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has increased the funds earmarked for the defence industry by £2.2 billion (over €2.6 billion), which will be added to the Ministry of Defence budget from next year. She emphasised that she wants the UK to become a "defence industry superpower".more

Since 2 April, Polish citizens travelling to the UK have been required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before arriving in the country. Applications for this type of authorisation have been open since early March. The cost of this document is currently £10, but from 9 April the price of an ETA will increase to £16.more

The rate of inflation fell to 2.8% last month as high street fashion stores slashed their prices in February. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said lower clothing prices were largely behind the dip in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) from 3% in January.more