As the UK continues to struggle with soaring temperatures and the effects of last week's heatwave, things are about to take a turn with thunderstorms projected to hit the UK over the next 3 days.

Strike action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union (RMT) on 18 and 20 August is set to bring major disruption for rail customers across the UK this week – with those planning journeys by rail warned to travel only if absolutely necessary.

Official statistics reveal 74% more lorry tests were carried out between January and March 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson launches national mission to tackle dementia and doubles research funding to £160 million a year by 2024.

Yorkshire Water has announced a countywide hosepipe ban that will start in two weeks. Yorkshire Water’s director of water, Neil Dewis, said: “Parts of Yorkshire have seen the lowest rainfall since our records began more than 130 years ago.

Learner drivers are being urged to check they’re ready to pass their driving test, as new statistics reveal pass rates have fallen since last year.

There's ferocious argument playing out between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak about who the next Prime Minister should be. Dripping with supporters equally convinced of the righteousness of their case both Sunak and Truss have 'answers' to the financial crisis.

The Environment Secretary met with water companies to discuss the measures they are taking to protect water supplies in the driest summer in over 50 years.

Survey reveals the British public is strongly in favour of educating prisoners, in particular if it helps inmates find work after release

With high temperatures forecast for much of the country this week, UKHSA has issued a heat-health alert.

Dentists quitting the profession is partially to blame for a huge backlog of patients waiting for dental treatment, according to a leading practitioner. Rhona Eskander told GB News: “It's massively increased and particularly during the pandemic because there was such a backlog of patients that weren't being seen.

Dear Editor The outbreak of Covid-19 saw a dramatic increase and intensification in racist incidents directed towards East and Southeast Asian communities in the UK. Until now, there hasn’t been a dedicated, culturally competent service to support them following such incidents and to accurately record the scale of the problem.

Chewing Gum Task Force grant scheme will help councils clean up UK towns and cities.

Almost half (43%) of UK adults are buying second-hand due to the rising cost of living. A quarter (25%) of UK adults have listed items online to sell in the last 3 months. The most popular item to be sold is clothes (18%), while books were more likely to be bought second-hand in the past 12 months (16%). The average amount spent per month on second-hand items in the last 3 months was £55, compared to £91 being spent on brand new items. Nearly half (49%) of Brits have cut back on more luxury items like games or other forms entertainment in the last 12 months to help save money.. Confused.com’s contents calculator can help work out the value of personal possessions which could save on insurance costs.

With some experts predicting that the coming hike to the energy price cap in the autumn could see bills rise as much as 46%, six in ten (62%) Britons say that they will need to make cuts to their spending to afford coming energy bills, with a further 15% saying that they won’t be able to afford bills regardless of any cuts they make, according to new research by YouGov.

The Foreign Secretary Liz Truss welcomed the 2-month extension of the truce in Yemen, which was agreed yesterday (2 August 2022).

Cost of rural crime in the UK rose over 40% in first quarter of 2022 as thieves returned to the countryside - following falls in 2020 and 2021.Last year rural crime cost the North East an estimated £6.7m, down 15% from 2020 – but there are signs that rural crime is on the rise again.Farm vehicles remain a top target as Land Rover Defender, quad bike and trailer thefts continue to plague the countryside.Farmers urged to boost security as fuel and machinery prices soar.NFU Mutual’s £430,000 funding helped police and countryside fight rural crime.

Last weekend (28-31 July 2022) the Westfield Health British Transplant Games took Leeds by storm as over 2,000 transplant recipients, live donors, donor families and supporters gathered for four days of sport, celebrations and surprises.

Ukrainian and UK Governments send letters of thanks to sponsors and families who have welcomed people from Ukraine into their homes.

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, reveals that, as a result of the pandemic property price boom, homes have earned more per hour than their owners in the last year across more than a third of the nation (34%). GetAgent analysed the annual change in house price growth across Britain and what this equates to as an average hourly rate for full-time employment.

Running for over 40 years, the British Transplant Games 2022 takes place in Leeds this year between 28th and 31st July 2022, and Stump Cross Caverns is proud and absolutely thrilled to support the Games by giving away free family tickets to participants and their families.

Would-be homeowners have just over three months left to apply for the government’s Help to Buy scheme in order to make the deadline on October 31st.

£50 million awarded through the Safer Street Fund to tackle violence against women and girls and make streets safer.