“Manifest” has been named Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024, after celebrities such as pop star Dua Lipa and gymnast Simone Biles spoke of manifesting their success. The term, which has ...

A majority of Muslims feel Islamophobia and hate against them has become more widespread since the summer riots, but around half also feel able to be more open about their identity, according to a ...

The latest NHS performance data showed there were 7.57 million treatments waiting to be carried out in England at the end of September.

Scotland’s Health Secretary has urged Scottish Labour MSPs to back Government calls for public services to be exempt from the national insurance increase. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced an ...

Centrepoint said its snow globe installation on London’s South Bank is intended to be a ‘powerful’ reminder of homeless young ...

More than a quarter of a million people were referred to food banks in the Trussell network for the first time between April and September.

Penny Mordaunt, the former Conservative minister, has a new job leading a campaign group promoting the UK’s role in global aid. The ex-MP has urged the Government not to pivot away from the US on ...

Around one in eight parents claim they have been able to sign up their child to an NHS dentist only if they agree to be a private patient at the surgery, a poll suggests. Healthwatch England has ...

Nearly one million workers in Britain’s jobs market have been “lost” because of poor and unreliable official data and the rate of UK unemployment and inactivity may have been overstated, a think tank ...

Commuters face widespread travel disruption on Wednesday morning after parts of the UK saw heavy snowfall and ice. The Met Office put in place a yellow warning for ice for much of southern England, ...

A ban on social media for under-16s is “on the table” if companies do not take action to protect children, the Technology Secretary has said. Peter Kyle made the warning while preparing to tell Ofcom ...

Tulisa Contostavlos has labelled herself demisexual, saying she needs a “really close emotional bond with someone” and revealing she has been celibate “for over three years”.