The papers on Thursday are led by a shake-up to the pension scheme. The Financial Times reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce pension “megafunds” are set to be created to help unlock ...

Republican representative from Florida Matt Gaetz has submitted his resignation from US congress, effective immediately, launching an eight-week clock to fill his seat, Speaker Mike Johnson has said.

Zoo owners are linking the death of a baby red panda on Bonfire Night to fireworks and have called for tighter regulations. Wildlife conservation charity the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS ...

At least one explosion outside Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed one person and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the ...

The largest coral in the world, measuring 32 metres long, has been found in the Solomon Islands. The coral, which is visible from space, is three times larger than the previous record-breaker, and is ...

House prices are expected to rise over the three months ahead, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.

A mother who needed a quick Caesarean after discovering she had aggressive breast cancer in pregnancy is celebrating her daughter’s first birthday. Laura Hudson, a 34-year-old lawyer, and her husband ...

The average property in Britain is valued at 3.8 times the average annual household income, assuming two people working full-time, Zoopla said.

Pop and folk singer Myles Smith has been announced as the winner of the 2024 BBC Introducing artist of the year award. The prize is given to “an artist who has with the support of BBC Introducing”, a ...

John Lewis has released a memory-strewn tear-jerker, following a woman frantically buying a last-minute gift for her sister, for its highly-anticipated Christmas advert.

A voluntary levy on tickets to large concerts at stadiums and arenas should be introduced by 2025 to help fund grassroots venues, the Government has said. Ministers expect the music industry to take ...

The assessment system at Oxford and Cambridge could be worse for women as they tend to be more risk averse and can suffer from PMS, a ...