Most of the country's top 20 youngest towns are located in and around Dublin as families flock to the capital in search of work. Four of the top five towns with the highest proportion of people aged 0-19 are in Co Meath, topped by Longwood, where 40.8pc of the population falls into this age group.more
A 'class war' has erupted in a quiet street in Oxford after the council only resurfaced the 'posh' end of the road. Residents have been up in arms after the fresh tarmac was laid up to a spot where a wall once divided council houses from the rich.more
Catcallers and street harassers could soon become a thing of the past after the government promised a full review into making misogyny a hate crime.more
Scottish independence and a united Ireland could both become realities as a result of Brexit, new polling has suggested. The findings reveal how Britain's exit from the EU presents 'a clear and present danger to the future of the United Kingdom', Labour MEP Catherine Stihler said.more
The number of people aged 85 and over needing 24-hour care is set to double, says a new study, as an expert warns the care system is "at breaking point".more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Poland has been the most common country of birth for mothers born outside the UK since 2010, with 10.8% of non-UK-born mothers in 2017 born in the country.more
The Polish government will issue new passports to mark the centenary of Poland's independence in November, Poland's interior ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.more
More than one in 50 people in England are carrying the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) in their throat, according to the largest ever scientific survey of the infection's spread. Some 2.2 per cent of everyone tested as part of the new research was found to have the virus.more
Households have fallen behind on essential bills like council tax and electricity by as much as £18bn, according to Citizens Advice, which says "families are living in fear" of bailiffs turning up.more
Letting agents are discriminating against people on housing benefit, according to a new report by homelessness charity Shelter and the National Housing Federation.more
Consumers would face slower and more costly credit card payments when they buy EU products, and British citizens living abroad could lose access to their bank accounts, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the government has warned.more