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The “bitingly cold snap” will put extra pressure on NHS hospitals, the Health Secretary has said, as temperatures plummet across the UK. Snow and ice is forecast across the country on Friday, with amber snow warnings for northern Scotland beginning at midday before freezing weather moves southeastwards over parts of England and Wales. Around 2cm of snow could fall in some areas, with up to 5cm on higher ground. Health […]

The number of people who got on the property ladder with a mortgage across the UK last year is estimated by a building society to be up by nearly a fifth compared with 2024. Yorkshire Building Society estimated that 390,324 first-time buyer mortgage transactions took place in 2025 – marking an 18% increase compared with 2024 and close to a recent peak in 2022 (405,250), which was partly driven by […]

Online minicab firms will pay more tax in a move hailed as a “landmark step” for black cab drivers. The companies were barred from “illegitimately using a niche scheme to avoid tax” on Friday, the Treasury said. The Tour Operators Margin Scheme is designed to significantly reduce the VAT paid by tour operators and holiday coach trips but was being misused by online minicab firms, it added. Chancellor Rachel Reeves […]

A vaccine which protects against chickenpox is to be rolled out across the NHS for the first time. Youngsters across the UK will now be offered the vaccine along with the MMR jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Health experts welcomed the news, saying chickenpox can be “very serious” for some. The rollout of the vaccine could also help reduce the burden on families, they said, with many […]

Snow and ice is forecast across the UK on Friday with warnings of likely travel disruption. Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are already in place for parts of the UK, ahead of amber snow warnings for northern Scotland which begin at midday on Friday. Travel disruption is expected as wintry weather moves southeastwards over parts of England and Wales on January 2. A yellow weather warning for snow […]