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UK mortgage rates spiked in late 2022 - so what’s going to happen in 2023? (images: Adobe/NationalWorld)

Money

Money

Latest mortgage rates explained as Bank of England hikes interest rate

With the cost of living crisis squeezing personal finances, Money Editor Henry Sandercock has the latest advice on what to do if your mortgage fixed-rate deal is coming to an end

Four senior Tories take ‘second jobs’ worth £500k per year

Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan will find out who has won the SNP leadership election on 27 March. (Credit: Getty Images)

SNP leadership election: how to watch the results of contest

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (Photo: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian official warns of missile attacks if Putin arrested

Some Twitter accounts will have to pay to Twitter Blue to keep their blue badge

Twitter users to lose verified blue tick in huge change

It is the last time that regular estimates of coronavirus are being published, as the long-running infection survey – dubbed the “envy of the world” for its success in tracking the virus – has been halted. Credit: Kim Mogg

Final Covid-19 data shows infections in England at highest in 2023

Rishi Sunak welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Number 10 amid protests aginst his domestic policy. (Credit: Getty Images)

Judicial overhaul protests plague Israeli PM Netanyahu during UK visit

Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in You season 4 part 2 (Photo: Netflix)

Netflix confirms You is renewed for fifth and final season

Is this the end of Boris Johnson’s career? Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Analysis

Analysis

Long read: is this the end of Boris Johnson’s political career?

The former Prime Minister is hanging on by a thread amidst the latest partygate inquiry, Imogen Howse reports

Lights switched off on the London Eye during Earth Hour. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer What time is Earth Hour and what should you switch off for it

Coronation Street has welcomed cameos from many famous faces (Photo: NationalWorld/Mark Hall/Getty Images/Richard Martin-Roberts/ShowBizIreland/Nicky J Sims/Eamonn M. McCormack)

Coronation Street cameos: 12 famous faces who have appeared on Corrie

Greggs unveils Easter menu - with two new coffee flavours

These TikTok trends may be more harmful than healthy.

9 TikTok 'wellbeing' trends that could be more harmful than healthy

Reservoir Dogs

Films banned in the UK - from Django to Reservoir Dogs

15 iconic lines from films that have entered everyday use

15 iconic lines from films that have entered everyday use

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Hogwarts Legacy is still coming to PS4, Xbox and Switch despite delays

Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy in Succession Season 3, hands raised as if to show he's unarmed (Credit: HBO)

Weekend Watch

Weekend Watch

Succession Season 3 recap: was Waystar Royco sold to GoJo?

It’s been a little over a year since Succession was last on our screens, which is why TV critic Alex Moreland brings you up to speed

Health

London children aged one to 11 will be offered poliovaccines as part of a catch-up campaign, to boost the city's lagging vaccination rates against the deadly virus (Photos: Adobe Stock)

London rolls out second poliovirus vaccine campaign for children

Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a protest by junior doctors. Picture: NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP via Getty Images

Junior doctors to strike for four days after pay deal talks fail

Some psychedelics are classified as a Class A drug in the UK

Explainer UK rules for medical MDMA and psilocybin after Australia approves use

The 23rd of March, 2023 marks three years since the nation entered into its first Covid lockdown

UK Covid lockdown dates 2021: when did pandemic start?

TV

Spencer Matthews and Jamie Laing are two of the richest cast members from Made in Chelsea (Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Sony)

Made in Chelsea rich list and cast members net worth explained

The cast of Made in Chelsea picking up the BAFTA for Best Reality and Constructed Factual show in 2013 (Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

Made in Chelsea original cast: where are season 1 stars now?

Screen Babble: Weekend Watch

Screen Babble: Weekend Watch: Succession season 4 and Yellowjackets S2

Lord Alan Sugar’s 18th business partner is boxing champ turned lawyer Marnie Swindells - Credit: BBC

The Apprentice review: Marnie scoops top prize as Rochelle knocked out

Money

To get a free Wagamama ramen , you have to be a student or an apprentice (image: Adobe)

Explainer How to get a free Wagamama ramen next week - student offer explained

Saving money away for a rainy day might be a good idea given the cost of living crisis (image: Adobe)

Explainer How savings accounts work - and how to spot the best account for you

The Crooked House pub in Himley, Staffordshire is up for sale

Inside Britain’s ‘wonkiest’ pub which is in need of a new owner

Interest rates have gone up to 4.25% after the latest Bank of England decision (images: Adobe/AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer How interest rates affect inflation as Bank of England hikes rate

The northern lights captured in North Uist, Scotland (Photo: @MadMike123/Twitter)

NATURE

NATURE

Could the northern lights be visible in the UK again tonight?

Dozens of spectators shared spectacular images of their Aurora Borealis sightings across social media last month

Tickets

Sir Elton John performs on stage as American Express present BST Hyde Park at Hyde Park on June 24, 2022 in London (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Songs Elton John could play at his Liverpool shows this week

Every song Ed Sheeran performed on first night of his mini-UK tour

Singer-songwriter Self Esteem, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, performing at the Forwards Festival in Bristol. Picture date: Sunday September 4, 2022. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Radio 1’s Big Weekend tickets go on sale - here’s how to get yours

Reece James and Ivan Toney have earned England call-ups for Euros 2024 qualifiers

England vs Ukraine: how to watch Euros 2024 qualifier on UK TV

Condemned: Britain’s Housing Crisis

The number of people rough sleeping in England has risen for the first time in more than five years, as the cost of living crisis continues to take its toll. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Rough sleeping on the rise in England amid cost of living crisis

Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan, and Steve Rotheram, mayors of Manchester, London, and Liverpool, are among those who have signed the letter calling for a rent freeze in England. Credit: Getty Images

City mayors join calls for ‘immediate’ rent freeze in England

Housing charity, Crisis, estimates that 145,000 affordable homes are needed in England each year.

Exclusive: 128,000 extra affordable homes needed every year

Sport

Scotland v Cyprus: how and where to watch Euros 2024 qualifier in UK?

Harry Kane is England’s all-time leading goalscorer. (Getty Images)

Explainer 18 of Harry Kane’s 54 England goals have come from the penalty spot

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has joined England’s coaching team. (Getty Images)

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink joins Gareth Southgate’s coaching staff

Police have been spotted outside of Elland Road

Leeds United’s stadium closed as police investigate security threat

England were beaten in the final of Euro 2020. (Getty Images)

England record their first away victory against Italy since 1961

Freddie Flintoff attends the Pride of Britain Awards 2018 at The Grosvenor House Hotel on October 29, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Top Gear series 34 filming halted as Freddie Flintoff ‘quits show’

A Premier League player is under investigation

Premier League player facing fresh sex offence allegation

Who's hot and who's not from People World

Conservators carry out restoration of Westminster Abbey's Cosmati Pavement on May 6, 2008 in London, England (Credit: Getty Images)

Stand in the same spot as King Charles III is set to be crowned on

Marnie Swindells with Lord Sugar. Picture: BBC/ PA

A look at previous The Apprentice winners as female streak continues

Harry (L) greets members of the team who will represent the United Kingdom at the Invictus games at the Tower of London in central London on May 30, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Jeremy Selwyn (Photo credit should read JEREMY SELWYN/AFP via Getty Images)

Prince Harry has stuck to his values despite giving up royal life

Podcasts from NationalWorld

The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from This England, Succession, Rise and Fall, and Yellowjackets (Credit: Sky/HBO/Channel 4/Paramount+/NationalWorld Graphics)

Screen Babble #18: Succession S4, Yellowjackets S2, and This England

Screen Babble: Weekend Watch

Screen Babble: Weekend Watch: Succession season 4 and Yellowjackets S2

Uncovered looks back at one year of the war in Ukraine (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Uncovered podcast: what next in the Ukraine war?

Politics

Humza Yousaf in profile ahead of SNP leadership election results

Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf have begun trying to woo SNP members to choose them as the next First Minister of Scotland. (Credit: Getty Images)

SNP leadership election 2023: who is favourite to win?

King Charles visit to France has been postponed. Picture: NationalWorld Graphics Team

King Charles could visit France in ‘early summer’ after trip cancelled

Travel

One of SeaDream mega yachts. Image: SeaDream Yacht Club

SeaDream Yacht Club: lapping up luxury on a beautiful Caribbean voyage

A train entering Central Station in Glasgow, Scotland in June 2022 (Pic: Getty Images)

Derby expected to be named Great British Railways new headquarters

Best water purifiers for camping UK: collect drinking water in the wild with the best filtration systems

Best water purifiers for camping: filtration systems for outdoor use

Opinion & Analysis

7 shows that could replace Soccer AM - including Dyche’s paintball Jason Jones

L: A gold BAFTA mask; R: Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown, and Ambika Mod as Dr Shruti Acharya in This Is Going to Hurt (Credit: Getty/Netflix/BBC One)

Bafta nominations threw up few surprises but there were some 'snubs' Alex Moreland

SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf and Kate Forbes (Image: PA)

Analysis What did we learn from the final SNP leadership hustings?

Long Reads

Christina Ricci as Misty, Steven Krueger as Ben Scott, Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty, Tawny Cypress as Taissa, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa, Juliette Lewis as Natalie, Sophie Thatcher as Teen Natalie, Melanie Lynskey as Shauna, Sophie Nelisse as Shauna, Ella Purnell as Teen Jackie and Warren Kole as Jeff Sadecki in Yellowjackets (Credit: Brendan Meadows/SHOWTIME)

Yellowjackets is back - here's a recap of where we left each character

The Bank of England is making its latest interest rates announcement (images: Adobe/AFP/Getty Images)

Bank of England hikes interest rate to 4.25% - decision explained

What is a freeport? New UK economic zones explained (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer Freeports explained - how tax break hubs work and where they’ll be

Lifestyle

7 companies that made an epic comeback as Blockbuster hints at return.

7 companies that made an epic comeback as Blockbuster hints at return

10 funniest idioms in the English language - from donkey's years to pardon my French.

10 funniest idioms - from donkey's years to pardon my French

Best electric garden shredders UK 2023

Best electric garden shredders

The latest Honda Civic has already scooped a host of awards (Photo: Honda)

2023 Honda Civic review: a delightfully undemanding family hatchback

Culture

Mae Muller is representing the UK at the Eurovision song contest. (Getty Images)

UK cinemas are broadcasting Eurovision final for first time

The Proms at The Royal Albert Hall

The BBC has suspended its decision to scrap its choir

Made in Chelsea is a structured reality TV series (Photo: Channel 4)

Made in Chelsea stars accuse the series of being ‘fabricated’

Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, holding a candle (Credit: BBC/FX Networks/Pari Dukovic)

Great Expectations: a guide to the new Charles Dickens adaptation

Snoop Dogg has revealed he a big fan of UK soap Coronation Street (Photo: NationalWorld/Mark Hall/Getty Images/Amy Sussman/Richard Martin-Roberts)

Snoop Dogg reveals he would love a cameo on Coronation Street

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Saliva guitarist Wayne Swinny dies after brain haemorrhage age 59

What Love is Blind couples are still together? (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg/Netflix/Getty Images)

Couples from Netflix’s Love is Blind who are still together

Environment

Anglian Water investigated over ‘potential’ illegal sewage spills

Seven arrested as XR activists spray green paint over news offices

Water chiefs blame sewage spills on ‘putting wrong stuff down sinks’

Global stories and issues explained

Emmanuel Macron is under pressure after pushing through a controversial pension reform bill in the French National Assembly without a vote, despite widespread opposition to the reforms. (Credit: Getty Images/Kim Mogg)

Explainer French protests explained as King Charles’ visit to Paris is cancelled

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort and Rahul Gandhi at the Congress party headquarters (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images / Atul Loke)

Explainer Disqualified Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi faces prison

Transgender women will now be excluded from competing in the female category at international events (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

World Athletics bans trans female athletes from women's competitions

Analysis Donald Trump: major court cases and investigations explained

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Best robot vacuum cleaners 2023: top cleaners from Dyson to Shark

Best stylish large rugs for your living room

Best armchairs: stylish leather, wooden, and oak living room chairs

Best armchairs: stylish leather, wooden, and oak living room chairs

Motoring

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ULEZ expansion will leave one million drivers facing daily charge

(Photos: Citroen, MG, Mini, Nissan)

The top 10 cheapest new electric cars in the UK in 2023

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Major change sees councils scrap pay and display parking meters

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New Ford Capri: iconic name to return as electric crossover

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Three-year-old Estlin sadly died after the crash (Photo: Amy Dutil-Wall / SWNS)

Mum ‘devastated’ as driver who killed girl, 3, gets licence back early

Freddie Flintoff is not expected to return to Top Gear

Top Gear axed: BBC series 'cancelled' after Freddie Flintoff crash

Katy Adams spent more than £1,200 to undo a botched eyebrow procedure (Photo: Katy Adams / Milton Keynes Citizen)

Woman forced to spend £1,200 to undo botched eyebrow procedure

National Home Buyers Week: The six steps to getting on the property ladder first-time buyers should know

Six steps to getting on property ladder first-time buyers should know

Heardle - Spotify’s audible answer to the runaway success of Worldle

What is today’s Heardle answer for March 24?

MPs have voted to accept the Stomont brake section of Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework Brexit deal. (Credit: Getty Images)

MPs vote for ‘Stormont break’ despite Johnson and DUP resistance

The Windsor Framework will amend part of the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol. (Credit: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

What is in the Windsor Framework? Main points explained

Wadhurst in East Sussex been named as the overall best place to live in the UK in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide (Photo: PA)

Wadhurst named best places to live in the UK for 2023

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey attend the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021 (Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Nick Lachey dating history - from Jessica Simpson to Vanessa Lachey