Get early retirees off the golf course and back to work – why early retirement isn’t good for UK plc | Phillip Inman

Early retirement is a wealthy indulgence that needs to be discouraged. As a minimum, ministers should strip away any inducement offered by the tax system for people who want to retire in... Read more »

Starmer says plan to airdrop Gaza aid and evacuate ill children will go ahead | Gaza

Keir Starmer has confirmed the government will be “taking forward” plans to airdrop aid into Gaza and evacuate children who need medical assistance in an effort to relieve what Downing Street called... Read more »

‘Terrible racket’: bishop in dressing gown shuts down London choir concert | London

The City Academy Voices choir had just finished belting out The Supremes hit, I’m Gonna Make You Love Me, when the lights went out and they were joined by an unexpected guest.... Read more »

World’s thirst for the tea swallows global supplies

Osmond Chia Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Matcha mania is sweeping the world. The bright green Japanese tea can be found in everything from Starbucks’ lattes in the UK to Krispy... Read more »

UK working to get aid dropped into Gaza, Starmer says

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK is working with Jordan on plans to drop aid into Gaza by air, after more than a third of MPs signed a letter calling on... Read more »

Fans confident ‘Big Jim’ can do it again for Donegal

Keiron Tourish BBC News NI north west reporter BBC Donegal fans are confident of a win against Kerry in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on Sunday Donegal fans say excitement has... Read more »

‘I just want to get home to my family,’ says wheelchair user

Katie Trodler Katie has had to sit on a plane for over an hour before and wait for her wheelchair to arrive Katie Trodler was due to fly home from Hamburg, Germany,... Read more »

What do we know about Donald Trump’s visit to Scotland?

Craig Williams BBC Scotland News Getty Images Donald Trump last visited his Turnberry resort in 2023 Donald Trump flew into Scotland on Friday for a four-day trip, his first visit to the... Read more »

Church abuse victim stages quiet protest at General Synod

Martin Lindsay BBC North East Investigations BBC Jenny Read reported allegations of abuse to the Church of England but it did not formally investigate. Jenny Read says she was abused as a... Read more »

Bristol’s high-rise housing boom stopped by ‘perfect storm’

“Everything has just stopped” The land at Mead Street outlined in orange, which was sold by estate agents Cushman & Wakefield(Image: Cushman & Wakefield) The mission to solve Bristol’s housing crisis by... Read more »