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Few conversations will feel as awkward as asking your parents about their finances. It’s why many families avoid the topic ...

An estimated 17.6 million car trips are anticipated across the UK during the August bank holiday, with significant traffic delays expected. The RAC advises drivers to depart early or prepare for ...

A survey indicates that over a quarter of parents will go without food or heating to afford school uniform, with many relying on credit cards or 'buy now, pay later' schemes. Education Secretary ...

Keir Starmer described Monday’s (18 August) meeting in Washington between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, and key European leaders as “good and constructive,” highlighting a unified approach to ...

Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical ...

A low- oxygen environment similar to the air around Mount Everest ’s base camp could be key to tackling and even reversing Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. At such a critical moment in US ...

Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group says it plans to take a $2 billion stake in computer chip maker Intel as it deepens ...

Originally pitched as a series designed to imitate the eccentricity of the family’s famed MTV reality TV show The Osbournes, the project was shortened to a one-off film after the Black Sabbath ...

Tiny flatworms which usually live in ponds, rivers and streams could replace lab rats in the development of treatments for schizophrenia, drug addiction and other mental health disorders, after ...

Donald Trump has said a meeting between Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian president Vladimir Putin could take ...

Going by lexicon alone, we might have cause for concern, writes Helen Coffey – the zeitgeist language making waves among Gen Alpha paints a troubling picture of what young people are grappling with ...