Jessie Buckley, star of Hamnet, has the chance to make history for her home nation of Ireland.

There is a “clear geographical divide” between local areas with the highest and lowest healthy life expectancy.

The jump follows a period in early February when infections looked to have levelled off.

Most groceries continue to be more expensive than a year ago, though prices are not rising as fast as they were.

Reform has averaged a nine to 10-point lead in the polls since autumn 2025.

Border Force officials made 65 seizures of herbal cannabis that contained 100kg or more.

.The UK population reached 58 million in mid-1995, not in 2020.

A record 71,517 people waited more than 12 hours in A&Es in January from a decision to admit to actually being admitted.

Areas with the greatest proportion of homes owned in full by occupants tend to be in coastal regions or away from cities.

The drop is likely to have been driven by a steep decline in homicides involving a knife or sharp instrument.

The documentary of the president’s wife, titled Melania, focuses on the 20 days leading up to her husband’s return to the White House in January 2025.

Radio 2 remains the UK’s most popular station, with an average weekly audience of 12.7 million.

It is the first time life expectancy by sexual orientation has been estimated.

Cornwall in south-west England and County Down in Northern Ireland both experienced their wettest January on record.

Hamnet has set a new Bafta record for the most nominations for a film directed by a woman.

It is the third time in the past four years that British performers have bagged just two acting nominations.

Foods including pizza, quiche, breakfast cereal and crisps all saw an acceleration of inflation last month.

An average audience of 14.9 million saw the final of The Celebrity Traitors in November 2025.

Ambulance handover delays are at the highest level of the winter, though flu numbers have stabilised.

Some 14.8% of licences are currently held by people aged 70 and over.