January 2026

Inflation ticks up for first time in 5 months to 3.4%, ONS figures show

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The rate of price increases rose again in December, official figures have confirmed, with inflation rising to 3.4%. It’s higher than anticipated – an increase to 3.3% was forecast by economists polled by the Reuters news agency. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation ticked […]

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Children could be screened for diabetes in NHS clinics after landmark study

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A landmark study has paved the way for type 1 diabetes screening among children to stop them “crash landing” into diagnosis. NHS pre-diabetes clinics for children are to be set up after the study confirmed the feasibility of using finger-prick blood tests to spot the disease before symptoms arise. The study found children can be

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London tops list of world’s slowest capitals for driving

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Widespread 20mph speed limits have been blamed for London topping the list of the world’s slowest driving capitals, according to research. It took an average of three minutes and 38 seconds to travel one kilometre (0.6 miles) in the centre of the city last year, mapping technology company TomTom said. Reducing speed limits from 30mph

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How an increasing number of people are trying to cheat on their driving tests

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Attempts to cheat on driving tests in Britain soared by 47% in a year, an investigation has found, sparking road safety concerns. Some 2,844 cases were recorded in the year to the end of September 2025, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) figures show. This has increased from 1,940 during the previous 12 months, and

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Inside the new breed of ‘zero bills’ homes where you pay nothing for your energy

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Elliott Wood has something you’re probably going to want. Like most of us, every month he gets a bill for his monthly energy use. Only his bill… is free. Elliott Wood Image: Elliott Wood He’s living in a new breed of “zero bills” homes, which comes with solar panels, heat pumps and batteries. Together, that

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Trump offers ominous message on Greenland ahead of crunch talks with European leaders

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Donald Trump will address European leaders in Switzerland today after again refusing to rule out using military force to take Greenland. “You’ll find out” was the ominous reply from the US president when asked how far he would go to wrest control of the Arctic island, during a long and rambling White House news conference

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‘He was bleeding for 40 minutes, gasping for life’: The dying moments of an aspiring Iranian rapper

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“The beat is pounding as he delivers a verse, in a home-made studio built in the closet. I’m not here on a trial run – I’m going to reach the peak – streets, nights, beats, they’re my oxygen.” The person at the microphone is a 17-year-old boy, with a dream of something big. His name

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Beth Rigby: Starmer’s fate could be decided by a looming crisis much closer to home

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Sir Keir Starmer was not meant to be doing an emergency news conference on the Greenland crisis in the Downing Street briefing room on Monday. The prime minister was meant to be about 200 miles away, delivering a speech much closer to voters’ concerns around household budgets and what this Labour government is doing to

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