[ A higher-than-expected US inflation reading this week makes a Bank of England rate cut at the next two meetings “less likely,” experts have said. Official data showed an inflation reading of 3.5 per cent for the year to March, which was higher than forecast. Traders slashed bets on the US Federal Reserve – the … Read more
[ The Government should not rule out changing the law to crack down on private clinics offering puberty blockers to transgender children, an ex-minister has said. Former health secretary Sir Sajid Javid warned that, despite an NHS ban on issuing puberty blockers to under-16s, they can been accessed “on demand” through private clinics and prescriptions … Read more
[ Asylum seekers are being moved out of the Government’s flagship new accommodation site, which was designed to reduce the number of people housed in hotels, and back into hotels. i understands that 70 asylum seekers are being moved out of RAF Wethersfield, which was converted to asylum accommodation last year in order to crack … Read more
[ Each week i asks experts to answer readers’ questions about love, sex and relationships After two toxic long-term relationships (one of which was violent) I have met someone who treats me well. We have a good time together and I like them but I don’t know if I fancy them. We have sex and it’s ok … Read more
[ Fewer than 5,000 homes have been insulated under the Government’s flagship £1bn scheme designed to protect 300,000 households from volatile energy prices. Since the “great British insulation scheme” was launched a year ago, less than 2 per cent of the target households have had homes made warmer. This is despite plans for hundreds of … Read more
[ From grey hairs to our grey matter, a lot changes as we age – and sleep is no different. How much shuteye we require, and when and where we snooze, all tend to evolve throughout our lives. According to the NHS, “a healthy adult” needs around seven to nine hours of sleep per day, … Read more
[ Most people have some semblance of a morning routine. Whether it is reading the news over a coffee or eating breakfast on the go, the start of our days tends to follow certain rhythms and patterns. But what of our evening routine? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that how we spend … Read more
[ Fashion faux-pas, embarrassing parents and acne are hallmarks of the teenage experience that most of us look forward to leaving behind as we approach adulthood. But for many, spots and pimples continue to appear long after passing the legal voting age. The assumption that acne will disappear as we age is not always borne … Read more
[ The last mortgage rate below 4 per cent has been pulled from the market in what one expert described as a “hammer blow” to the industry. HSBC was the final provider to offer a five year fixed rate that was under 4 per cent but it is increasing its deal, which is currently at … Read more
[ Alabama’s largest hospital has paused IVF treatments following a controversial court ruling in the state that said frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The University of Alabama at Birmingham said in a statement late on Wednesday that it must evaluate whether its patients or doctors could face criminal charges or punitive damages … Read more
