C ats are perfect to most people, but not to my 42-year-old mother. She is just like any of my 17-year-old friendsâ parents â she is spirited,
Can you ask Barclays why it refuses to hand over the balance of my motherâs bank account which it insisted she close after 40 years? She is 83 and lives in
Refills make sense. Not only does taking your old detergent bottles back to a store to be replenished help reduce plastic waste, but cutting out unnecessary new bottle
1.How much water does a washing machine use per wash during an average cycle?
Sophie Slater puts her clothes in the freezer. Or sprays them with a vodka and water solution. “And I often hang my dresses or blouses up in the shower to steam and ai
It is one of the strangest museums in the UK, created by an eccentric Californian who adored British history and wanted to share his passion with everyone else. More
This summerâs music festival season could face last-minute cancellations due to staffing shortages caused by workers being told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid-19 a
The chief executive of tobacco business Philip Morris International has called on the UK government to ban cigarettes within a decade, in a move that would outlaw its
The government has set aside as much as £233m to cover payouts from the Post Office to wronged postmasters who were forced to cover shortfalls caused by a broken comp
The BBC has received a large number of complaints about the lack of live Tokyo Olympics coverage on its channels, after viewers failed to realise that the Internationa
People from Caribbean countries such as Jamaica appear to be disproportionately targeted for deportation from the UK if they commit crimes, according to Home Office da
More than 550 migrants have been intercepted attempting to cross the Channel as the home secretary reaffirmed her “unwavering determination” to stop the journeys. A
T aking responsibility should be the flipside of taking back control. But admissions of responsibility are in short supply in the government docum
Chinaâs state-owned nuclear energy company could be blocked from all future power projects in the UK, with ministers understood to be investigating ways to prevent i
The British economy is growing at its fastest pace in 80 years and could recover its pre-pandemic size by the end of this year, according to a leading economic forecas
There was certainly football fever in Kate Ferdinand's home on Saturday night as she shared a snap of her stepson's garden viewing party as they watched England romp t
An estimated 13 million women in the UK are living with menopause, with 4.5 million of them making up the fastest-growing demographic in the workplace. We’d like to
The government has announced that Malta, Madeira and the Balearic islands have been added to the UK green travel list meaning that travellers do not need to quarantine
Boris Johnson’s government has set “historic” targets on the climate crisis but has failed so far to come up with the policies needed to reach them, the government’s i
Two big UK tobacco companies have failed to persuade the high court to strike out a case against them that alleges they are responsible for the exploitation of Malawia
The country is facing a summer of food shortages likened to a series of “rolling power cuts” because of a loss of 100,000 lorry drivers due to Covid and Brexit, indust
George Monbiot is absolutely right (Second homes are a gross injustice, yet the UK government encourages them, 23 June). A housing crisis that has been brewing for dec
A s early as next week, Boris Johnson must decide if England is making sufficient progress in suppressing the Covid pandemic through the vaccine p
S o, yet again the government is considering the privatisation of Channel 4, and this time it sounds like the threat is serious. What would Britis