This farmer wanted to quit the cocaine industry – he couldn’t
When Perea stopped growing coca - the raw material used to make cocaine - he vowed never to plant it again.He uprooted the green bushes on his small farm in…
Are you a parent missing out on £27 a week? Here’s how to check
Thousands more parents could receive £27 a week by remembering some paperwork shortly after their baby is born.Child benefit is an allowance that helps with the cost of bringing up…
My fitness tracker knew I was pregnant before I did
Sofia, 32, had been one of them. She lost two pregnancies, both of which she spotted in the data from her Oura ring, before becoming pregnant a third time with…
Thames Water lenders preparing legal challenge to potential nationalisation
The lenders to Thames Water are preparing a legal challenge in case a Burnham-led government attempts to nationalise the UK's biggest water company.Burnham - who takes over as PM on…
Is Andy Burnham promising a new dawn for North Sea oil and gas?
Image source, PA MediaByScotland energy correspondentThe final weekend before Andy Burnham enters Downing Street is being dominated by suggestions he'll announce plans for new drilling in the North Sea.On Saturday,…
Anger as Tunbridge Wells water supply misery continues for second day
The company said on Saturday that supplies would not return until Sunday evening "at the earliest", however, previous outages have continued for longer than predicted.Steven Benton, SEW incident manager, said…
Chinese firm seeks compensation over British Steel nationalisation
The former owner of British Steel has said it will pursue the British government for compensation after the loss-making firm was nationalised.The UK took control of the Scunthorpe steelworks a…
New EU system tripling time to get through border, airport boss says
The EU's new border system has nearly tripled the time it's taking for Brits to get through passport control even after improvements have been made, a boss at Rome's main…
The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off
To understand what shift work does to the body, it's worth looking at what emerging research suggests about sleep itself. Sleep does far more than give the brain and body…
EU Commissioner McGrath to discuss online safety in US
Updated / Monday, 20 Jul 2026 00:28 Getty Protection of minors online is expected to be a central focus of EU Commissioner Micheal McGrath's discussions EU Commissioner Micheal McGrath is…
Prediction market firm facing proceedings by regulator
High Court proceedings have begun against a prediction market firm, the head of the Gambling Regulator Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has said. Global prediction markets allow people to speculate and…