It’s official ... Brits are clueless about trees - with a third unable to tell their ash from their elder, a study found. Researchers who polled 2,000 UK adults found six in 10 can’t identify a maple leaf or recognise the leaves of an oak tree. A quarter have no...
A child poverty charity has challenged the traditional festive ad by telling a ‘real’ Christmas story that most people will be unaware of. With 835,000 workers in London being paid below the living wage and working women making up a disproportionate number of those it is children living in poverty...
Donald Trump dealt a blow to post-Brexit free trade ambitions after suggesting Theresa May's agreement could threaten a US-UK deal. The President had said the UK would be "better off" outside of the European Union during his presidential campaign, but his latest comments indicate he has seriously backtracked on the country's prospects. Speaking...
Tuesday November 27 is the loneliest day of the year for parents – with new mums hit the hardest, according to research. A miserable mix of dark nights, bad weather and struggling to budget for Christmas are the most common triggers. But waiting for payday and staying in to save...
Theresa May returned from Brussels today with the blessing of 27 EU leaders after they approved the terms of the UK's exit at a summit on Sunday. The UK Parliament is expected to vote on the deal on 12 December, but its approval is far from guaranteed. More than 90...
Theresa May's Brexit deal will leave the UK £100 billion worse off a year by 2030 than if it had remained in the EU, a study by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has found. The study revealed GDP would be 3.9 per cent lower over the next...
Three quarters of Brits are worried about their current financial situation, a study has found. Researchers found a large percentage of the nation fear they don't have enough money to see them through a sudden crisis such as a large, unexpected bill. Others are concerned they would face almost immediate...
Theresa May has been slammed for giving way to Spain’s demands over the future of Gibraltar, with political commentators calling her concessions a "total capitulation" as Brexit negotiations enter a key stage. The British government publicly conceded that Gibraltar will not necessarily be covered by a future trade deal in an astonishing...
A growing number of MPs are saying the only option for the UK is to stay in the European Union, ITV's political editor Robert Peston has revealed. With parliament split over Britain's future and the EU unlikely to offer a better deal on Brexit the likelihood of Theresa May delivering on...