Two Yorkshire lawyers have completed the ‘World’s Toughest Row’, an unsupported Atlantic crossing from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua, in aid of two much-loved regional charities.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is urging people to take immediate safety precautions as amber weather warnings are issued ahead of the arrival of Storm Chandra. Storm Chandra, the third major storm to affect the UK this month, is expected to bring a combination of damaging winds and heavy rainfall from Monday into Tuesday.

The start of 2026 marks almost a decade and a half of a resident-led change programme across England.

48% of couples say they share joint responsibility with their partner over the ‘purse strings’. Scottish Friendly survey shows modern couples share cleaning, shopping and DIY tasks

Dear Editor, Many people want to give back to their communities, but sometimes finding the time to volunteer can be a real challenge. It’s not always easy to commit to a traditional volunteering shift, at a specific time or on a regular basis. Balancing giving back with work, family, and other responsibilities can be difficult.

One in five (21%) – or 11.6 million adults – admit they have no financial aspirations for the year ahead - signalling a widening ambition gap in the UK, according to new research from St. James’s Place (SJP).

New analysis suggests gross costs of net zero could exceed even the highest official predictions of £7.6 trillion. Official estimates of the cost of net zero are often driven by “fantasy assumptions”. Public bodies have consistently underestimated the cost of renewables, heat pumps and electric vehicles, while assuming implausibly low borrowing costs. New analysis warns that misleadingly low figures risk shutting down serious democratic debate over one of the most expensive policies in British history.

The 2026 Annual Oxford Animal Ethics Summer School will be held at Merton College, Oxford, from 3rd to 6th August, 2026. By popular demand the subject is ‘Ethical Strategies for Animal Protection’. The Summer School, organised by the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, is now calling for abstracts of presentations to be submitted by experts interested in speaking at the event.

Every year the AJ Bell Great North Run is a bucket list event for runners across the globe – will you be one of the 60,000 people running the iconic 13.1 course from Newcastle to South Shields on Sunday 13 September? This is your chance as the January ballot for this year’s AJ Bell Great North Run is now open, but be quick, the ballot closes this Sunday 11 January at midnight.

WASPI CAMPAIGNERS have started the New Year seeking a “Herculean effort” from supporters to see a million letters sent to MPs in the coming weeks. Following last minute negotiations, the Government agreed earlier last month to reconsider all the evidence on compensating WASPI women by end of February 2026.