Family of black bears play on frozen lake at park enclosure amid cold snap
A family of North American black bears at a Bedfordshire safari park have been spotted playing on an icy lake as they ...
What the papers say – January 13
The Daily Mirror leads on the stabbing of a nurse at an A&E department in Greater Manchester, with the woman in her 50s ...
Starmer accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ as A&E waits up 400-fold in a decade
It comes after 20 NHS trusts across England declared critical incidents as the number of people in hospital with flu continues to rise ...
Post Office sees record of more than £1bn in cash withdrawals in December
On Christmas Day itself, more than £3.7 million in cash was withdrawn or deposited over the counter at 1,300 Post Office ...
Bitter cold snap coming to an end with flooding possible as snow and ice melt
Temperatures are set to rise to double figures on Monday as the country’s bitter cold snap comes to an end – and the thaw ...
Average house seller in 2024 ‘made £91,820 more than they originally paid’
Despite lower price gains last year, around nine in 10 households are estimated to have achieved more than they paid, ...
Business chiefs’ pessimism adds to pressure on Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves starts the week facing further pressure after a gloomy warning from some of Britain’s top executives. A survey ...
Private parking firms to update code of conduct to address five-minute rule
Private parking companies have pledged to update their code of conduct after legal action was launched against a driver for ...
1984 author George Orwell celebrated on new Royal Mint £2 coin
The Royal Mint said the commemorative coin is being released to mark the 75th anniversary of the author’s death.
City financial services jobs plummet – report
Jobs in the City’s financial services sector have “plummeted” over the past year amid mounting challenges, according to a new ...
Reeves returns from China to new crisis in top UK business confidence amid economic woes
A survey by Deloitte of the chief finance officers of major companies has revealed that business confidence is at one of its lowest points since the Covid-19 pandemic ...