Women’s life expectancy returns to pre-pandemic levels – but men’s yet to recover The pandemic saw a jump in the number of deaths in the UK – which in turn caused a fall in life expectancy estimates The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
UK life expectancy for females returns to pre-pandemic levels It is too early to know whether the latest figures represent the start of a new upwards trend. Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025
Voices: ‘We decided to get private healthcare’: Readers on ‘traumatic’ NHS maternity failings YOUR VIEWS: England’s maternity crisis stems from decades of underfunding, mismanagement and a culture that fails to listen to women, according to our community, who argued that only proper investment and a respected, well-staffed workforce can turn things around The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
Tell us: have you ever been required to book a GP appointment in England via an online form? We’d like to hear from people in England who have been asked to only book a GP appointment via an online form The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025
ITV to show opening game of 2026 World Cup as UK TV schedule confirmed ITV and BBC again share broadcasting duties in the United Kingdom for the 2026 tournament The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
England to take on Uruguay and Japan in March as they gear up for World Cup The double-header will be the last time Thomas Tuchel’s side play on home soil before the finals. The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
England: March opponents revealed in final games before Thomas Tuchel names World Cup squad England boss is set to select his squad in May Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025
England confirm two opponents for March friendlies ahead of 2026 World Cup England manager Thomas Tuchel will get a final look at his players before selecting a 26-man squad for the tournament The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
‘A different type of game’: USMNT veterans on how to handle World Cup pressure In 2010 and 2022, the US faced heightened emotions from the lead-in to the tournament itself. As hosts next year, little will change The Guardian - US · Dec 10, 2025
Ben Stokes and England sledged on the beach during Ashes break: ‘Bazballers anonymous, free counselling’ The England captain posed for a photo with two local radio hosts dressed in full cricket whites The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
From jaffas to the corridor of uncertainty – revel in cricket’s rich language of bowling The act of bowling is simple, the words used to describe it resplendent with metaphor and imagery The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025
H3N2 Flu Virus Mutated Seven Times This Summer, Experts Warn of Strain 'Unlike Anything Seen in Years' UK experts warn a rapidly mutated H3N2 subclade is driving rising hospitalisations across England, prompting calls for vaccination and renewed vigilance. International Business Times UK · Dec 10, 2025
Water provider lifts hosepipe ban early following wet November The water firm was the first UK firm to impose a hosepipe ban The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey speaks out on England’s controversial Ashes break England’s Ashes plans have come under scrutiny after going 2-0 down in Australia The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025 England scout for World Cup camps amid fears of losing preferred base to Netherlands The Football Association has sent operational staff to the US to scout for World Cup training camps amid concerns England may lose their preferred site
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025 Birdwatch: a rare winter sighting of the short-eared owl Once a fairly frequent winter visitor to southern England, they now stay close to their northern breeding grounds
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025 Alex Carey backs England over beach reset amid Australian media storm The touring squad has been followed by photographers, television reporters and writers.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2025 ‘Having a Bazball at Noosa’: Australian media goes to town over England’s mid-Ashes beach break The host nation’s newspapers could barely contain their delight after Ben Stokes and his team were spotted relaxing before the crucial third Test
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025 Biggest reforms to policing since the 1960s ‘being threatened by lack of money’ Home secretary’s plans for a radical reshaping of policing in England and Wales could be delayed due to lack of funds
Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025 Terminally ill Britons could move to Scotland for an assisted death – academic Hertfordshire University expert Dr Claudia Carr said Scotland could be viewed as having a ‘more positive climate’ for assisted dying.
The Conversation · Dec 9, 2025 On a typical school day, 11% of students are absent. How can Australia fix this? On a typical school day in Australia this year, about 11% of students were absent. In 2014, the figure was 7%.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025 England’s Ashes approach is scrambling the brains of the next cricketing generation This squad aren’t just throwing away the series, they’re messing up the minds of the young cricketers I try to coach
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025 Britain’s ‘golden egg’: how IRA agent Freddie Scappaticci was protected to the end ‘Agent Stakeknife’, who carried out sadistic killings then was helped to relocate to England, only once saw the inside of a courtroom
Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025 London borough named in top five most peaceful places to live in England Area of London is among the country’s most zen-inducing, survey finds
The Conversation · Dec 9, 2025 As online GP use overtakes phone calls, who’s being left behind? There are more than 1.4 million appointments a day in general practice in England. Traditionally, patients booked by telephone, braving the “8am scramble”. However, a higher proportion of people are now contacting their GP surgery online than by phone, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.