The second heat wave of this summer has come to the UK. An amber extreme heat warning is in place for most parts of southern and central England until Sunday. The Met Office has also issued its highest alert for fire severity over the weekend with some regions facing an exceptional risk of blazes.

A consultancy company says energy bills for households could soar to 4,200 pounds ($5,000) in January, a massive jump of 650 pounds on its estimates from last week. It says this is due to a new formula used by the energy regulator Ofgem. But Ofgem says no forecast for next year is robust enough at […]

A BBC investigation found nine in ten NHS dental practices across the UK are not accepting new adult patients. Some practices have a waiting list of nearly 2,000, and in some places, people have to wait for five years to be taken on as NHS patients. The British Dental Association says NHS dentistry is at […]