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Childcare costs have forced parents to reduce their working hours

Music fans reveal their ultimate travel bucket list

Wine buffs tricked into drinking cheap vino from budget supermarket

Persistent disruptive behaviour was a big cause of suspensions (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty/Canva)

Why record numbers of children are being suspended or expelled

From being romantics to having a chic sense of style - here are the top 30 things Brits admire most about the French

Ooh la la! Most Brits secretly admire the French

Warning over new ransomware scam

‘Threatening’ new scam sees victims bombarded with calls

The 8 Wetherspoons pubs across the UK with the cheapest pints named. (Photo credit: Google Street View)

The 8 Wetherspoons pubs with the cheapest pints in the UK named

25% of Brits admit they can't ride a bike

25% of Brits admit they can't ride a bike, study finds

"Train operators are withholding certain fares" with 90% of people calling for more fairly priced train tickets

Train operators called out for unfairly priced train tickets

Millions of UK adults are baffled by roaming charges and have no idea how much they could be hit

Brits stung by roaming charges as some spend more than £120 on holiday

Millions of UK adults are baffled by roaming charges and have no idea how much they could be hit – with some stung for more than £120 on their holidays.

Astrid Cooper

What we know about the new COVID FLiRT variants including symptoms

Millions of Brits suffer from 'holiday choice paralysis'

These are the top 10 nostalgic sweet treats of the nation

PICTURE POSED BY A MODEL File photo dated 12/03/13 of a man smoking a cigarette.

NHS spent more than £220k helping Central Beds smokers quit last year

This mini call centre will join generations together to share advice

Renters consider moving back home to save for their first property

Renters considering moving back home to save for their first property

Family history website reveals women aren't traced in family trees

The 'free money' tip that helps money-savvy people save thousands

HMRC customers could miss self-assessment deadline due to helpline closure.

HMRC customers could miss self-assessment deadline - how to get help

Google data reveals the most popular sex act searches

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said there was no "one-size-fits all" solution to using online platforms

More than 150,000 online submissions were made to GPs over a five-month period

Christmas shoppers urged to be wary of ‘festive fraudsters’

The top 20 modern fears - including not being able to use your phone

The average person completes 90 online tasks a day

Millions to miss out on Covid booster as NHS slashes eligibility

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

One political party has called for an "emergency rescue plan" for NHS dentistry.

David George

A woman wears a face mask while walking on Oxford Street.

Pirola: Why scientists are concerned about the new Covid variant

Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd speaks to media about the data breach

Major data breach reveals retails of 10,000 police staff

Pedestrian stand under umbrellas while looking at Elizabeth Tower, commonly called Big Ben from the Southbank by the River Thames, in central London, on July 31, 2023 on a gloomy and rainy summer day.

UK weather: July 2023 ‘one of wettest on record’, Met Office say

Lloyds Bank is warning football fans to be wary of ticket scams ahead of the new season

Football fans warned as ticket scams soar

9 ‘luckiest’ areas in the UK most likely to win the lottery according to data

Data reveals 9 UK areas where you are most likely to win the lottery

A lottery ticket for the EuroMillions draw

Euromillions: The most and least common winning EuroMillions numbers

New reports have found parcel theft is surging across the UK

What to do if your parcel is stolen and how to prevent it

Singapore Airlines has been named the world’s best airline of 2023, according to airline ranking company, Skytrax. (Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Singapore Airlines named the world’s best airline of 2023

Temperatures in the UK could hit 40C in July

Monday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth

Fiona Phillips attends Theirworld's Annual International Woman's Day Breakfast on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Theirworld)

Fiona Phillips announces she has Alzheimer’s disease aged 62

Exact date a heatwave will return in July ‘with 40C temperatures’

Stock drinking picture, photo from Johnny Green PA Images

Price of a pint rockets by 50 pence in just one year

Photo issued by American Photo Archive of the OceanGate Expeditions submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. Photo: American Photo Archive/Alamy/PA Wire

Hunt for missing Titanic submersible ‘still active search and rescue’

Fruit flies predicted to be at record high - how to prevent them

(Image: NationalWorld)

Car theft hot spots named: where does your region rank?

Top 10 most popular walks in Britain according to OS Map app data

UK’s best dog-friendly beaches - full list of locations

A new study has revealed the UK’s top dog-friendly beaches as the heatwave continues

Beth Franklin

New research has revealed the 10 most expensive dog breeds to insure, with the English Bulldog taking the top spot.

10 most expensive dog breeds to insure

Interactive chart shows which supermarkets have biggest price rises

A cybercrime gang thought to be based in Russia has issued an ultimatum to victims of a mass hack (Photo: Getty Images)

BBC, BA and Boots issued with ultimatum by cyber gang Clop

Diagnoses for gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record highs in 2022 in new findings from the UK Health Security Agency.

Gonorrhoea and syphilis hit record levels in 2022

Top 10 rudest drivers based on car model - see where BMW & Tesla rank

34,000 British Airways staff have been hit by a cyber breach revealling personal information

BA staff hit by cyber security breach with personal information hacked

Warning as most common day to have severe heart attack revealed

Top 10 scariest and friendliest dog breeds revealed

Top 10 scariest dog breeds revealed according to data

Air New Zealand. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Air New Zealand passengers asked to step on scales

Scientists at the University of Leeds have discovered a possible breakthrough in controlling Japanese knotweed

Japanese Knotweed: high risk areas in the UK and how to manage it