Getty Images Rising prices are a key factor in the health of our own finances – and that is particularly true at this time of year. The rate of rising prices, known as inflation, charts not only how much we pay in the shops, but also by how much benefits rise each year. The inflation […]
An urgent review is needed to make sure people in England can get weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro on the NHS, top experts warn. It comes a day after the prime minister said such injections could boost Britain’s economy by getting obese unemployed people “back into work”. More than 200 doctors and […]
French and Italian police say they have broken up an international fraud ring that was passing poor quality bottles of wine off as vintages worth up to €15,000 (£12,500) each. Six people – including a Russian national who is the suspected ringleader – have been arrested in Paris, Turin and Milan. They are alleged to […]
Getty Images Businesses have hit out over a potential rise in National Insurance paid by employers, arguing it will make hiring staff and creating jobs harder. Leading business groups in the UK raised concerns over the potential tax rise – something Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer failed to rule out in an interview with the […]
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Today, Vice President Harris is set to announce initiatives aimed at winning over Black voters, particularly men. She has pledged to legalize […]
Cardiff woman quits drinking over fear she would die by Christmas After an 18-hour bender that finished at 9am, the “beer fear and anxiety” got too much, and Jessie Hallett knew she had to quit drinking. For more than a decade, weeks would go by without a day of sobriety – but now the 29-year-old […]
New weight-loss jabs could be given to unemployed people to help them get back into work, Wes Streeting has suggested. The health secretary said “widening waistbands” were placing a burden on the NHS. The latest generation of weight-loss medicine, such as Ozempic or Mounjaro, could be administered to people in order to get them back […]
Getty Images The chancellor has given the clearest signal yet that businesses will face an increase in National Insurance on the day the government announced billions of pounds in overseas investment had been secured. Rachel Reeves said Labour’s election pledge not to increase National Insurance on “working people” related to the employee element, as opposed […]
Europa Clipper is headed to Jupiter’s moon, Europa, where an ocean is thought to lie below the surface. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is on an almost six-year, 3 billion kilometres (1.8b miles) mission to learn whether conditions on Jupiter’s moon could sustain life in what scientists believe could be a deep ocean hidden beneath its […]
Larry Lowe Larry Lowe struggles with everyday tasks such as walking On 15 December 2021 Larry Lowe’s life changed. He was 54, rarely ill, fit, healthy and running 10km most days – until he got the Pfizer Covid booster. Within days he developed numbness in the right side of his face and started experiencing pain. […]