Banff National Park breaks visitation record — again

People continue to flock to Banff National Park.It saw 4.5 million visitors in the 2025-26 fiscal year, surpassing the previous high of 4.28 million in 2023-24, in what’s become almost annual ...
The Associated Press

More than 150,000 uncounted COVID-19 deaths occurred early in the pandemic, a study finds

The COVID-19 pandemic's early death toll was much higher than the official U.S. count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in ...

More than half of Brits are worried about jobs... and 88% were alarmed about cost of living even BEFORE Iran war erupted

Nearly nine in 10 were also seriously worried about the cost of living even before the Middle East crisis erupted.  The anxiety among UK households was underlined in the latest survey from the Office ...

UK Posts Bigger-Than-Forecast £14.3 Billion Budget Deficit

Britain borrowed more than forecast in February, showing the risks facing the public finances even before the war in Iran ...
3FM Isle of Man

Unemployment stuck at five year high as youth rate climbs

The yearly increase, it said, was due to the rise in youth unemployment as well as those aged 50 to 64 years. The unemployment rate among 18 to 24-year-olds rose to 14.5% while the number of people in ...

‘Do not resuscitate’ notices forced on Covid patients, inquiry finds

Blanket “do not resuscitate” notices were imposed on patients with learning difficulties during the pandemic, the Covid Inquiry chairman said.

Workers suffer slowest pay growth since pandemic

Pay growth fell to a five-year low at the start of the year as unemployment remained stuck at 5.2pc, according to the Office for National Statistics. The average worker’s wages rose by 3.8pc in the ...
The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Swindon and Wiltshire Long Covid service could be wound down

The number of people living with Long Covid is uncertain. March 2023 figures from the Office of National Statistics estimated that 1.9 million people in the UK - 2.9 per cent of t ...

Hundreds of mortgage deals vanish from the market as Britain’s economy flatlined in January

The news comes as Britain’s economy unexpectedly flatlined in January in an already weak start to the year ahead of the Iran conflict and worries over soaring inflation caused by rocketing oil prices.

Cancer deaths fall to historic low in UK – this is probably why

Cancer death rates in the UK have hit a record low, but the picture is more complicated than the headline figure suggests.
LBC

UK economy records zero growth in January as minister tells LBC energy firms being watched 'very closely'

"In an uncertain world, we are building a stronger and more secure economy by cutting the cost of living, cutting national ...

UK economy flatlines unexpectedly in January

The UK economy unexpectedly stalled in January following meagre growth at the end of last year, official figures have shown, amid fears Britain is heading for a hit from the Iran conflict as prices ...