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Insurance claims by motorists for damage caused by rodents, including nesting in vehicles, chewing wiring and gnawing seatbelts, have jumped, according to an insurer..

The first 5p coins bearing the portrait of the King will start to show up in people’s wallets and pockets soon..

Households and businesses are to receive stronger protection against energy firms under plans to strengthen the industry ombudsman..

The four women who resigned from the national grooming gangs inquiry victims liaison panel have said they would be prepared to return if safeguarding minister Jess Phillips resigns..

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and condemned Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war” on Ukraine..

A migrant who was deported to France under the “one-in, one-out” deal has re-entered the UK on a small boat..

A 15-year-old boy who stabbed fellow pupil Harvey Willgoose to death during a school lunch break can be named, a judge has ruled..

Charities are predicting a shortfall of three million volunteers over the next year, warning it will jeopardise essential services from hospices, conservation, animal welfare, and local community support..

Older women who clock up 4,000 steps a day just once or twice a week cut their chance of early death by 26%, research suggests..