Month: May 2022

Petrol prices rose by nearly 3p per litre over the past week, figures show. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said the average price of a litre […]

Thousands of babies are set to join a study of early childhood as part of research into children of the 2020s. The study, commissioned by the Department for Education and […]

Former Cabinet minister Dame Andrea Leadsom has become the latest senior Tory to criticise Boris Johnson for his “unacceptable failings of leadership” over lockdown parties in Downing Street. In a […]

Sir Lenny Henry has said “a lot of black fans have been looking at our watches for a while” praising Russell T Davies for casting Ncuti Gatwa as the new […]

Sir Sean Connery’s Aston Martin DB5 is expected to fetch up to £1.4 million at auction. The family of the James Bond actor, who died in October 2020 aged 90, […]

Cyclists wearing frames shaped like cars are taking to the streets of London to demonstrate that vehicles are “hogging” roads. Micromobility firm Dott is carrying out the stunt in Hammersmith, […]

Dame Emma Thompson said her mind “ran amok with ideas” when she heard the real-life tale of the founder of the V&A Museum and his trusty hound, inspiring her to […]

The Duchess of Cornwall has crowned nearly 500 volunteers “Platinum Champions”, calling them “the backbone of our country”. Camilla headed a star-studded judging panel which included Alex Jones, Felicity Kendal, […]

Nearly six in 10 (57%) households have had to make adjustments to cover the cost of essentials in the past month, according to Which? Measures have included cutting back on […]

The winner of the UK City of Culture 2025 will be announced by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries live on BBC’s The One Show. Bradford, County Durham, Southampton and Wrexham County […]