Many families who once treated days out as a routine are tightening their belts as everyday leisure costs climb.Parents across the UK say meals, attractions and activities have become harder to justify on a middle-income budget, even when both adults are in work.Bianca and Paul Osborne, who live in Stockport and earn close to the national average household income, found a typical family outing...

A British couple imprisoned in Iran have warned their situation has become dangerous amid the region’s latest fighting and say they feel abandoned by the UK government.Craig and Lindsay Foreman, both 53 and from East Sussex, recorded a message relayed by their son Joe Bennett from Evin prison in Tehran.The pair were detained in January 2025 during a motorbike trip and later given 10-year...

The UN's weather agency says Earth is accumulating heat faster than ever recorded, creating an unprecedented imbalance that is already reshaping the climate.Experts point to rising greenhouse gas levels as the main driver of this extra trapped energy, which last year pushed ocean and ice measurements to new extremes.The World Meteorological Organization reports that the past 11 years are the...

Firefighters and police are at the scene of a suspected arson attack in Golders Green, north London.The London Fire Brigade says crews are tackling the incident, with further information expected as the situation develops.A local resident reported hearing a loud blast shortly after 01:30 GMT and said several ambulances were seen burning nearby, waking people in the neighbourhood. Residents...

Households face a sharp rise in energy costs from July, with consultancy Cornwall Insight projecting an increase of roughly £332 a year for a typical dual-fuel home.The firm estimates the annual bill under Ofgem's price cap for July to September would reach about £1,973, up from the current level of £1,641.Cornwall Insight is updating its outlook weekly because of large swings in wholesale...

A crippled Russian tanker loaded with liquefied natural gas and heavy fuel is drifting without a crew in the central Mediterranean, raising urgent alarm over the risk of a major ecological incident.Italian authorities, who joined eight other EU governments in urging the European Commission to act, say the vessel presents a severe and immediate danger after sustaining serious damage near Maltese...

King Felipe of Spain has publicly recognised that abuses occurred during the Spanish conquest of what is now Mexico, comments that have eased some diplomatic tensions but also reopened a contested discussion about Spain's colonial legacy.Speaking at Madrid's National Archaeological Museum during an exhibition on indigenous women, the monarch said there had been "a lot of abuse" during the...

Outlander returns with episode three of season eight, titled Abies Fraseri, following last week's dramatic instalment that featured Caitríona Balfe's debut as director and a shocking character death.UK viewers can stream the new episode on MGM+ via Prime Video on Saturday, March 21.While the platform has not published an exact minute-by-minute schedule, the episode is expected to arrive just...

A new feature in Variety has sparked fresh debate about the Sussexes’ relationship with Netflix — and Piers Morgan was quick to pounce.The magazine’s cover story examines more than five years of the couple’s deal with the streaming giant, suggesting the partnership has not gone smoothly and pointing to underwhelming audience figures for projects such as With Love, Meghan.Morgan, a...

Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg have become parents to a baby boy.The couple have named their son Bowden Mark Richard Sugg, and he arrived on Monday, March 16.Joe shared several Instagram photos to announce the news, including a close-up of the newborn asleep, a black-and-white shot of Dianne holding him skin-to-skin in a hospital bed, and an image of Joe carrying Bowden in a car seat, likely on the...