New research has revealed that hot drinks may be an even bigger source of microplastics than was previously realised
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Labour minister vows ‘every community’ in England and Wales to have contactable police officer
Flight attendant who was too stressed to fly wins discrimination claim over sacking
Jennifer Clifford had worked for British Airways for almost 40 years
Interest rates live: Bank of England warns surging food prices could push inflation to 4%
Governor Andrew Bailey says there is ‘genuine uncertainty’ about future interest rates
UK hasn’t seen poverty like this for 60 years, says Gordon Brown in call to scrap two-child benefit cap
The former prime minister backed reforms to gambling taxes in order to generate the £3.2bn needed to scrap the cap
The most complained-about mobile providers revealed
Ofcom publishes figures for complaints it receives about the UK’s main landline, mobile broadband and pay-TV providers every quarter.
Homelessness minister facing calls to resign after ‘hiking rent at London townhouse by £700’
Rushanara Ali has previously criticised ‘private renters being exploited and discriminated against’
Overflowing bins and climate change: Why might rats be getting bigger in the UK?
Adult rats can weigh up to 600g according to ecologists, and they probably became that big by eating our junk food
Mapped: Worst areas for rat infestations in the UK as over half a million reported
Analysis of Freedom of Information (FOI) responses from councils showed over 500,000 reported rat infestations from 2023 to mid-2025
Businessman denies dumping 27-tonne waste mountain that cost £10,000 to clear
The 20-metre mound of waste cost £10,000 to clear, according to the council