England’s secondary schools are to be told to stop routinely teaching GCSE content before Year 10, under a government plan to restore Years 7 to 9 as a distinct phase of education rather than an early run...
The pound has climbed to its highest overall level since the June 2016 Brexit referendum, marking a striking turnaround for sterling after years of political and economic turbulence. The currency has...
Britain is proposing a major shift in private-sector pensions: around 17 million workers saving into defined contribution (DC) schemes would be guided by default into a retirement-income option intended t...
Pensioners are on course for a 3.9% state pension rise next April, after the final piece of the triple lock puzzle fell into place. The increase will take the full new state pension above £13,000 a ye...
If you’ve been struggling with the beginning of winter, there’s good news and bad news on the horizon: the clocks go back this weekend, giving most of us an extra hour in bed but it also means the evening...
The Hunter’s Moon is a traditional name for the full Moon after the Harvest Moon. In 2026, September’s full Moon was the Harvest Moon, so October’s is the Hunter’s Moon. The name reflects the season:...
Google has blamed a “power event” at its London cloud data centre for an outage that disrupted banks, delivery firms and court video links across the UK, with services now recovering. The disruption be...
A petition calling for the State Pension age to be reduced to 65 for everyone has surged past 76,000 signatures, putting it within reach of the 100,000 mark needed to be considered for a debate in Parliam...
The Hunter’s Moon is a traditional name for the full Moon after the Harvest Moon. In 2026, September’s full Moon was the Harvest Moon, so October’s is the Hunter’s Moon. The name reflects the season:...
Roger Waters is teaming up with his son Harry for a new tour celebrating Pink Floyd’s music, with the production set to revisit the band’s acclaimed “golden era”. Roger Waters and son Harry team up for...