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The total cost of repairing vehicles damaged by potholes hit a record high last year, new figures show. Common problems caused by potholes include damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels. The AA said the total cost of fixing vehicles it attended in the UK which had broken down because of poor road surfaces in 2024 was £579 million. That is compared with £474 million during the previous […]

Where people live, work, learn and play has a “profound impact” on their health but many environments push them away from healthy choices, according to a new report. The study, from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), said the places where people spend their time often do not support health and wellbeing “In fact, it is worse than this,” it added. “For many people, places actively make them unhealthier […]

People are being “overdiagnosed” with obesity, leading medics have warned as they called for a “reframing” of the way the condition is diagnosed. Academics have suggested that a body mass index (BMI) score is not “nuanced” enough to measure obesity and more assessments are needed before someone is told they are obese. Solely using BMI can lead to both overestimates and underestimates of the number of obese people, they said. […]

There is nothing to suggest criminality in relation to the disappearance of two sisters who have been missing for a week, police have said. Officers are keeping an open mind about what has happened to Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, but they said there is no indication a third party was involved. The sisters, both aged 32, were last seen on CCTV on Market Street at Victoria Bridge in Aberdeen at about […]

Tulip Siddiq quit as a Treasury minister after the ministerial standards watchdog said it was “regrettable” she was “not more alert” to the reputational risk caused by her links to her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh. Ms Siddiq’s aunt is the former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled into exile after being deposed last year and is facing an investigation by an anti-corruption commission in Bangladesh, with the Labour […]

He's pleaded not guilty to helping former soldier Daniel Khalife after he escaped from prison. Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest, east London, is accused of helping Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth by tying himself to the underside of a food delivery truck in September 2023. Khan was in custody at HMP Wandsworth at the same time as Khalife and he is charged with having an illicit phone […]

The Princess of Wales has made an “incredibly poignant” visit to the hospital where she was treated for cancer to personally thank staff for her care. Kate returned to the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, west London, on Tuesday morning, where she expressed her gratitude to her medical teams and showed support to patients undergoing cancer treatment. The surprise official solo engagement – the princess’s first of 2025 – was […]

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks have said. An Israeli official said progress has been made, but the details are being finalised. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the proposed agreement, and an Egyptian official and a Hamas official confirmed its authenticity. The plan will need to be submitted […]

Drones dropping drugs and weapons to dangerous prisoners being held in high-security jails are a “threat to national security”, a watchdog has warned. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor accused the police and Government of giving up control of the airspace above HMP Manchester and HMP Long Lartin as he called on them and the security services to “urgently confront” activity from criminal gangs behind the supply. Publishing findings on […]