Rate of inflation more than doubles in just one month to 1.5%

The rate of inflation more than doubled in just one month to 1.5% during April, posing a price rise challenge to the Bank of England amid the fragile economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s company sued after man claims vagina-scented candle ‘exploded’

Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle company is being sued after a man alleged one of its "vagina-scented" candles "exploded". 

My white British family and the esteemed Indian ancestor we never knew about

Today, a blue plaque will be unveiled on a west London house to a man they describe as "the first modern engineer of India".

Government not as prepared as it could have been for a pandemic, National Audit Office report finds

The government was not as prepared for the pandemic as it could have been, according to its own spending watchdog.

It just doesn’t add up! Nearly a third of adults struggle with everyday maths

Nearly a third of adults say they struggle with everyday maths and try to avoid situations involving numbers, a survey suggests. 

UK ‘lacks clear plan’ to phase out petrol and diesel cars as charge points remain a postcode lottery

The government doesn't have a "clear plan" to match its strategy to phase out petrol and diesel cars, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee.

Best and worst face masks on the high street revealed as Which? says some have ‘alarming flaws’

Some reusable face masks found on the high street have "alarming flaws" in their effectiveness, with one popular mask only blocking a third of potentially harmful particles, consumer group Which? has said.

Man arrested in UK on suspicion of committing war crimes in Sierra Leone more than 20 years ago

Police have arrested a man in Leeds on suspicion of committing war crimes during Sierra Leone's civil war more than 20 years ago.