Ofcom finds average UK resident spent five hours and 40 minutes a day watching video content Britons spent a third of their waking hours watching TV or online videos in 2020, according to research from the media regulator Ofcom that shows how we were d…
Campaign calls for UK ban on pesticides in gardens and urban areas
Leading expert says outlawing use of chemicals in private and public areas could slow insect decline and protect human healthA leading insect expert has called for a UK-wide ban on the use of pesticides in gardens and urban areas to protect bees, wildl…
Historic England re-lists nine sites to mark 70th anniversary of Festival of Britain
Newbury Park bus station in Ilford and Royal Festival Hall in London re-listed Not many people get wildly excited by a concrete bus shelter but Elain Harwood is, proudly and unapologetically, one of them. “It is grand, I love it … it is a simple curve …
Covid disrupted treatment for 30% of NHS cancer patients, survey shows
Research by Cancer Research UK also found only 60% thought their care was ‘very good’, down from 84%Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAlmost three in 10 cancer patients had their treatment disrupted when the NHS suspended much…
Marcus Rashford urges health staff to spread word about food vouchers
Healthy Start scheme for weekly vouchers not taken up by 40% of eligible low-income households Footballer Marcus Rashford is calling on health workers to spread the word about free food vouchers for children from low-income households after it emerged …
Genetic secret to age women start menopause discovered
Research could lead to doctors being able to tell women how long they have got left to start a familyA series of genetic signals that influences the age women begin menopause has been identified, potentially paving the way to fertility treatment that c…
Johnson and Sunak urge UK pensions to back riskier investments
PM and chancellor aiming to ignite ‘investment big bang’ to fuel post-pandemic economic recoveryBoris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will urge UK pension schemes to back Britain’s “entrepreneurial spirit” with billions of pounds of savers’ funds to fuel the e…
Labour calls for ‘hard-edged’ end date for oil and gas exploration
Keir Starmer says Labour will not support proposed Cambo oil field as party lays out £30bn green jobs planThe UK must set a “hard-edged timetable” for the cessation of oil and gas exploration, Keir Starmer has said, as he revealed that Labour would not…
Fully vaccinated UK arrivals from France will not need to quarantine
Ministers ditch plans for watchlist of amber countries such as SpainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of Britons have been given the green light to travel to Europe’s holiday hotspots, avoiding quarantine on return fr…
Tory co-chair and Mr Fix-it Ben Elliot who is caught in donors’ club row
The well-connected nephew of the Duchess of Cornwall is accused of blurring the line between business and politicsCinematic music builds over crisp black and white footage showing Ben Elliot – nephew of the Duchess of Cornwall and co-chair of the Tory …