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Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Paul Grant dies aged 56

Star Wars & Harry Potter actor Paul Grant dies aged 56

Love Actually in Concert takes place across venues in UK
Love Actually in Concert takes place across venues in UK

Love Actually in Concert announces UK tour for 2023

Jeremy Hunt delivered his first Budget as Chancellor on Wednesday 15 March (image: Adobe/ Getty Images/ PA)
Jeremy Hunt delivered his first Budget as Chancellor on Wednesday 15 March (image: Adobe/ Getty Images/ PA)

Explainer What the Budget means for your money - from childcare to energy bills

The government offers several childcare support schemes for parents young kids (images: Adobe/Getty Images/PA)
The government offers several childcare support schemes for parents young kids (images: Adobe/Getty Images/PA)

What help is out there for childcare costs? UK schemes explained

A mobile user browses through the Chinese owned video-sharing TikTok app on a smartphone (Photo: MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
A mobile user browses through the Chinese owned video-sharing TikTok app on a smartphone (Photo: MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Danish public broadcaster DR bans TikTok from employee phones

Gavin Williamson attends the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham in October 2022 (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Gavin Williamson attends the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham in October 2022 (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Why was ‘worst education secretary’ Sir Gavin Williamson knighted?

Homeworking pros and cons: The views of experts and a NationalWorld journalist.
Homeworking pros and cons: The views of experts and a NationalWorld journalist.

Explainer Experts on homeworking pros and cons - how it may affect your career

Martin Tyler on legendary football commentator John Motson

Women work “for free” nearly two months of the year compared to the average man, the TUC says (Composite: Mark Hall)
Women work “for free” nearly two months of the year compared to the average man, the TUC says (Composite: Mark Hall)

Gender pay gap means women work for free two months of the year

The world’s biggest trial of a four-day working week has been hailed a “major breakthrough” (Photo: Adobe)
The world’s biggest trial of a four-day working week has been hailed a “major breakthrough” (Photo: Adobe)

‘Breakthrough’ as 92% of UK firms to stick to four-day work week

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, leaves Downing Street, Westminster, London, following the first Cabinet meeting with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, leaves Downing Street, Westminster, London, following the first Cabinet meeting with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister.

Doctor’s union says idea to tighten fist on sick notes is ‘ridiculous’

McDonald’s has signed a legal pledge to protect UK staff from sexual harassment (Photo: Adobe)
McDonald’s has signed a legal pledge to protect UK staff from sexual harassment (Photo: Adobe)

McDonald’s signs agreement to protect UK staff from sexual harassment

The annual Glassdoor Best Places to Work has revealed the best UK places to work in 2023
The annual Glassdoor Best Places to Work has revealed the best UK places to work in 2023

Explainer The full list of the 50 best places to work in the UK

Measures to get people back into the workforce are being considered amid labour shortages
Measures to get people back into the workforce are being considered amid labour shortages

Explainer Disability payments continue after return to work under new plans

Rishi Sunak is poised to announce legislation which would curb the right to strike (Photo: Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak is poised to announce legislation which would curb the right to strike (Photo: Getty Images)

Anti-strike laws could allow employers to sue unions and sack staff

Economic inactivity: UK areas that have lost the most workers

Angelo Badalamenti performing in 2015 (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Angelo Badalamenti performing in 2015 (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Angelo Badalamenti, the composer behind Twin Peaks, has died

Half of drivers avoid inside lane on smart motorways

File photo dated 23/09/21 of construction work on the circular reinforced concrete and steel home of a reactor at Nuclear Island 1, at Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant near Bridgwater in Somerse. A worker at Hinkley Point C construction site in Somerset has died after a "construction traffic incident" on Sunday morning, EDF Energy has said. Issue date: Sunday November 13, 2022.
File photo dated 23/09/21 of construction work on the circular reinforced concrete and steel home of a reactor at Nuclear Island 1, at Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant near Bridgwater in Somerse. A worker at Hinkley Point C construction site in Somerset has died after a "construction traffic incident" on Sunday morning, EDF Energy has said. Issue date: Sunday November 13, 2022.

Worker dies in traffic incident at Hinkley Point C power station

Big Ben is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world. Credit: Getty Images
Big Ben is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world. Credit: Getty Images

Why is Big Ben called Big Ben? Is it the biggest clock in the world

A photo of the giant screen at the Jiuquan space center shows three Chinese astronauts (from left) Liu Wang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang in the Tiangong-1 module on June 18, 2012. Three Chinese astronauts entered an orbiting module for the first time, in a move broadcast live on China's state television network and a key step towards the nation's first space station. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages)
A photo of the giant screen at the Jiuquan space center shows three Chinese astronauts (from left) Liu Wang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang in the Tiangong-1 module on June 18, 2012. Three Chinese astronauts entered an orbiting module for the first time, in a move broadcast live on China's state television network and a key step towards the nation's first space station. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages)

China plans to send monkeys up to its new space station orbiting earth

Protestors threw soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. Photo: Just Stop Oil
Protestors threw soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. Photo: Just Stop Oil

Activists to appear in court after soup thrown at van Gogh painting

The Kardashians -- “We’re Built For This” - Episode 204 (Disney+)
The Kardashians -- “We’re Built For This” - Episode 204 (Disney+)

Kim Kardashian ‘exhausted’ with ex-Kanye West’s social media rant

Royal Mail workers are set to stage a further 19 strikes in the next two months
Royal Mail workers are set to stage a further 19 strikes in the next two months

Are Royal Mail on strike today? October 2022 dates for postal strikes

Stella McCartney is a the daughter of English singer Paul McCartney and the late American photographer and animals rights activist Linda McCartney. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Stella McCartney is a the daughter of English singer Paul McCartney and the late American photographer and animals rights activist Linda McCartney. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink stuns in Stella McCartney campaign

The council paid a total of £119,683 in exit packages last year
The council paid a total of £119,683 in exit packages last year

Universal Credit changes 2022: how will it impact me?

UK firms taking part in four-day week trial to make it permanent

Six million people to receive £150 cost of living disability payment

Around eight million households are eligible for a £650 support payment from the government (Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)
Around eight million households are eligible for a £650 support payment from the government (Composite: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

10 reasons why the £650 cost of living payment hasn’t arrived

Eight million households will see the first cost of living payment arrive on 14 July.
Eight million households will see the first cost of living payment arrive on 14 July.

Exact date households get first part of £650 cost of living payment

Eight million UK households are eligible to receive the one-off cash payment (Photo: Adobe)
Eight million UK households are eligible to receive the one-off cash payment (Photo: Adobe)

DWP warns £326 cost of living payment could be delayed this month

Guidance on self-isolation differs sightly across the UK (Photo: Adobe)
Guidance on self-isolation differs sightly across the UK (Photo: Adobe)

Current rules on self-isolation and going to work if you have Covid

Maros Tancos and Joanna Gomulska, both 46, were the ringleaders of a modern slavery and human trafficking operation in Bristol.
Maros Tancos and Joanna Gomulska, both 46, were the ringleaders of a modern slavery and human trafficking operation in Bristol.

Couple enslaved Slovakian people and forced them to work at car wash

(Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment)
(Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment)

God of War Ragnarök is one of 2022’s biggest games - when is it out?

Laura Stephenson.
Laura Stephenson.

Woman, 28, jailed for having sex with teen schoolboy

Long Covid is one of the unfortunate lasting legacies of the pandemic
Long Covid is one of the unfortunate lasting legacies of the pandemic

Long Covid: your employment rights explained if you need time off

(Photos: Getty Images)
(Photos: Getty Images)

What happened at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant?

Stress explained: the symptoms, causes and how to get NHS help

This is how to get 38 days off work by using only 15 days holiday

Four day working week trial to launch in 60 UK firms this summer

The funding will be made available to local council's in England in October (Photo: Shutterstock)
The funding will be made available to local council's in England in October (Photo: Shutterstock)

What is Household Support Fund? How to apply online for UK scheme

HP, Apple, or Dell? We review the best nine cheap laptops for 2022
HP, Apple, or Dell? We review the best nine cheap laptops for 2022

HP, Apple, or Dell? We review the best nine cheap laptops for 2022

Mason Cowgill was jailed after footage showed him swigging from a bottle of champagne and on the phone while driving a work’s truck. He pled guilty to dangerous driving.
Mason Cowgill was jailed after footage showed him swigging from a bottle of champagne and on the phone while driving a work’s truck. He pled guilty to dangerous driving.

Man drank champagne and called friends while driving work van

UK government announce Universal Credit crackdown designed to fill job vacancies. (Pic: Getty)
UK government announce Universal Credit crackdown designed to fill job vacancies. (Pic: Getty)

Universal Credit claimants given tough deadline to find a job

Best desks for small spaces

The UK government is due to review Plan B rules on 26 January (Composite: Mark Hall / JPIMedia)
The UK government is due to review Plan B rules on 26 January (Composite: Mark Hall / JPIMedia)

All the Covid rules tipped to change after Plan B review

Work on eight hubs is due to begin this week (Photo: Getty Images)
Work on eight hubs is due to begin this week (Photo: Getty Images)

New Covid Nightingale ‘surge hubs’ being set up to manage Omicron wave

Boris Johnson has moved England into ‘Plan B’ restrictions amid fears over surging Covid cases and the spread of the Omicron variant. (Credit: Getty)
Boris Johnson has moved England into ‘Plan B’ restrictions amid fears over surging Covid cases and the spread of the Omicron variant. (Credit: Getty)

PM confirms move to ‘Plan B’ restrictions ahead of Christmas

(Graphic: Mark Hall/JPI Media
(Graphic: Mark Hall/JPI Media

HS2: route map and why the eastern leg has been scrapped

Boris Johnson’s actions on levelling up do not match his rhetoric (Graphic: NationalWorld / Kim Mogg)
Boris Johnson’s actions on levelling up do not match his rhetoric (Graphic: NationalWorld / Kim Mogg)

How working people have become poorer - despite a growing economy

Barack Obama addressed delegate at the beginning of week two of the COP26 summit in Glasgow. (Credit: PA)
Barack Obama addressed delegate at the beginning of week two of the COP26 summit in Glasgow. (Credit: PA)

Obama: climate activists need to listen to other people’s concerns

Mary Bastholm, who was 15 when she was reported missing on January 6 1968, has never been found (Photo: PA)
Mary Bastholm, who was 15 when she was reported missing on January 6 1968, has never been found (Photo: PA)

Fred West victims: are there other unexplained disappearances?

Sulley and Mike in Monsters at Work (Disney)
Sulley and Mike in Monsters at Work (Disney)

When is Monsters Inc spin-off series released on Disney Plus?

Resolver money expert Martyn James shares his tips for getting fit on a budget. (Pic: Shutterstock)
Resolver money expert Martyn James shares his tips for getting fit on a budget. (Pic: Shutterstock)

Martyn James: How to save money on exercise as gyms reopen