Over a third of the UK population agree that older people tend to be negatively stereotyped in ads, the Advertising Standards Authority found.

The poll was published alongside guidance from England’s higher education watchdog on protecting freedom of speech.

Oxford fell from third to fourth place, while Cambridge fell from fifth to sixth in the global rankings for 2026.

An area of farmland in Co Fermanagh has been preserved as a nature reserve. The 90-acre area at Fedian has been described as brimming with wildflower meadows, bird-friendly hedgerows and ancient ...

Waitrose has revealed plans to open its first full-size supermarket for seven years. Parent group the John Lewis Partnership said it has agreed a multi-million-pound deal to expand the supermarket arm ...

Informal workarounds are being used in some cases, with some people with learning disabilities struggling with logins and speaking to bank staff.

Tensions are now ratcheting up between the US and Iran, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejecting Mr Trump’s call for surrender and warning that any American military involvement would ...

The team of doctors and scientists involved will scan glioblastoma patients undergoing chemotherapy after surgery and chemoradiotherapy.

Nature charity Plantlife is calling for greater protection of Britain’s hidden and threatened temperate rainforest.

Two drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease have been rejected for use on the NHS because their benefits are “too small” to justify their cost, the health spending watchdog has said.

London Fire Brigade has attended more than 280 water-related incidents this year so far, an increase of about 15 on the same period in 2024.