The south coast of England, parts of the South West and much of the Welsh coast are covered by a yellow weather warning for wind from 7am until 6pm on Thursday. National Rail issued a warning against train travel north of York and Newcastle on mainline services due to the risk of trees blowing onto power lines.
London's social housing waiting lists are at a 10-year high, according to figures. Analysis of government data by London Councils found that there were 336,366 households on waiting lists for social housing in 2024 across the capital's 32 boroughs.
Prices across prime housing markets in England, Scotland and Wales, excluding the capital, fell by 0.2% in the fourth quarter, in line with the general quarterly slowdowns that have been logged since price appreciation at the top end of the market peaked in the middle of 2021, data from the London-based property firm shows.
It comes as parents face higher fines this academic year if they take their children out of class without permission.
The latter is not only of interest for its collections, but also for its location. This is the Upminster Tithe Barn, a building that was already getting on a bit when Shakespeare was born.
A teen has pleaded guilty to murdering three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer.
The Church of England is considering revamping its safeguarding system to strengthen oversight by an independent organisation as it tries to rebuild trust following the resignation of its leader over an abuse cover-up scandal.
Just over one in 20 adults in England now smoke cigarettes and e-cigarettes (vapes), an increase from around one in 30 in 2016, a study has found.1 Researchers from University College London (UCL) analysed data collected from 128 588 adults through the Smoking Toolkit Study—an ongoing survey that interviews a different representative sample of adults in England each month—between 2016 and 2024.
Lee Hudson, senior author of the study and clinical associate professor at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, said acute medical wards were important places for caring for young people with mental health concerns, especially those who also had physical health problems such as starvation from an eating disorder.
Ten of the bright yellow golf-cart style buggies are being trialled until October as part of a micro mobility sharing scheme across a small part of Fulham in London.
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The greatest rise was in young adults, with almost three in five (59%) of young smokers also vaping – a leap from 19.6% at the start of the study. The findings suggest that dual