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Zoopla reveals UK's most affordable towns for 2025

Shildon in County Durham named Britain's most budget-friendly town for home buyers, with properties costing just 1.23 times average household income. Discover the full regional breakdown.

Sisters win life-changing Postcode Lottery prize

Two sisters living next door in Rubery, Worcestershire, have won a combined £250,000 on the Postcode Lottery alongside nine neighbours. The life-changing money will fund home adaptations and dream holidays.

GP waits deter cancer checks, survey finds

A Cancer Research UK survey shows over half of Brits delay checking cancer symptoms due to GP appointment difficulties. Learn the key symptoms and why early action is vital.

Leicester Team Rows Atlantic for MND Charities

Four adventurers, including a Leicester man, swap Christmas for a 3000-mile Atlantic row to raise funds for Motor Neurone Disease charities. Support their epic challenge.

Universal Credit £312 annual increase confirmed

Millions on Universal Credit will receive an extra £312 yearly from April 2026 after DWP law change. Single claimants get £6 weekly boost as reforms ensure payments rise above inflation.

Unwrapped Christmas Gifts: A Generational Divide

New research reveals a generational split in Christmas gift-wrapping etiquette, with 20% of Gen Z and Millennials finding unwrapped presents acceptable. Discover the festive trends.

Retford man's 10-mile walk for hospital charity

Liam Butterfield from Retford is walking 10 miles to raise funds for specialised heart equipment for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity after they saved his life.

Big Issue sellers' mental health crisis revealed

New research reveals Big Issue vendors in Birmingham face significant mental health impacts from being routinely ignored. Over half of approaches to passers-by receive no response.

Takeaway driver wins £1.3m house, takes £1m cash

Khaja Syed, a Birmingham delivery driver struggling with debt, wins a £1.3 million dream house in BOTB competition but opts for the £1 million cash alternative to transform his family's life.

Birmingham's 12-year life expectancy gap revealed

Shocking new data reveals a 12-year life expectancy gap between Birmingham's wealthiest and poorest neighbourhoods, with deprivation creating a health crisis in the UK's second city.

Alfie Steele's killer denied appeal freedom

Dirk Howell, convicted of murdering nine-year-old Alfie Steele in a brutal bath punishment, has been refused permission to appeal his life sentence in a landmark court decision.

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