Plans to stop vapes being marketed to children have been unveiled as part of a UK-wide consultation to introduce plain packaging, stop the use of enticing flavour descriptions and move…
As parts of the UK brace for another hot weekend, online adverts have been appearing for portable air conditioners claiming to be "designed by former Nasa engineers" and able to…
Standing on a grassy verge in the Hook of Holland, I'm overlooking the Port of Rotterdam.At the delta of the Rhine and Meuse in the Netherlands, on land largely reclaimed…
Image source, Henry VanderpumpImage caption, The Vanderpump family on holiday in Denmark last yearWould you swap homes with a stranger in exchange for a cheaper holiday? Or would the idea…
He said that productivity, which measures how efficiently people work, has slowed down in the UK.It is also a particular problem in Wales where it is the lowest of the…
Ofcom has fined the operator of a pornography site £630,000 for failing to properly check the ages of its users.Sites allowing adult content, including porn, have had to use "highly…
In March 2025, the government announced plans to tighten daily living assessments for both current and future Pip claimants. However, after more than 120 Labour MPs threatened to vote against…
Image caption, Adura chief executive Neil McCulloch says the UK would have limited options in the event of "a gas supply emergency"The owners of the Jackdaw gas platform in the…
Costs range widely depending on what is wanted and/or required.Portable units are the cheapest form of air con, ranging from £350 to £650 on average, depending on the brand and…
Life of Sizewell B extended by another 20 yearsImage source, ReutersImage caption, Construction work on the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant has started around the older Sizewell B plant…
Ireland is still very reliant on imported fossil fuels despite more energy coming from renewable sources, according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)'s latest energy security report. Last…
EU competition ministers are due to discuss cutting EU electricity costs and funding for growing companies at a meeting in Dublin today. A key issue across the EU is that…