New government plans will see £4 billion of financial support pumped into small business start-ups and growth
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Britons aren’t having children for one simple reason – they just can’t afford it
Exclusive: Some four in 10 adults are putting off having children, or deciding against it altogether, as birth rates in the UK hit record lows
Airports in chaos after air traffic control outage grounds flights across UK
Aircraft and crews were left out of place as planes grounded or turned around mid-air at peak holiday season
These are the most affordable market towns for first-home buyers
The typical amount paid by first-time buyers for a home in a market town has increased by 2 per cent annually and by 26 per cent since 2020
Your food shopping bill is set to increase. Here’s how much
Food inflation is set to soar to 6 per cent by the end of the year, posing a “significant challenge” to household budgets just as Christmas approaches, industry leaders have warned.
Billionaire hotel tycoon reveals Heathrow Airport expansion bid with ‘shorter’ third runway
The billionaire’s Arora Group has published the plan which rivals a proposal from the airport’s owners
Met Police set to increase use of facial recognition technology amid force restructure
The Met said that it had made 1,000 arrests using live facial recognition, of which 773 had led to charge or caution
Why fathers are being urged to apply for jobs at nurseries and pre-schools
Only three workers out of every 100 in the early years sector are men
Striking doctors have ‘squandered the goodwill’ of government, health secretary says
Wes Streeting also ruled out pay rises for resident doctors but said he’d be willing to discuss other areas
Wild otter cub rescued after sneaking into zoo’s flamingo enclosure
Mingo the otter cub was found ‘snoring his head off’ in the enclosure at Colchester Zoo