New expert insight from Yopa, reveals that home sellers can add huge value to their property by directly appealing to the wants and needs of autumn and winter homebuyers. The autumn and winter period is a great time to sell your home.

Workers will now keep 100% of their tips, gratuities and service charges following new act coming into effect.

A giant land artwork – the size of 4 Olympic swimming pools - has been revealed at Whitby Abbey, as part of The National Lottery’s 30th birthday celebrations.

New data insight from My Home Move Conveyancing reveals that autumn provides sellers with the best chance of selling their home, so now is the ideal time to be preparing their property to impress eager homebuyers.

New research from The Global Payroll Association (GPA), reveals that the average salary for UK’s civil servants is 14.5% higher than the nation’s wider average salary, and that the combined wage bill for the civil service comes to an estimated £18.5bn, all of which comes, of course, from the UK taxpayer. Civil servants in the UK have come under fire.

The National Science and Media Museum will reopen alongside the launch of Bradford 2025 in January following a once-in-a-generation transformation. Latest designs reveal that the visitor experience will be enhanced with a reconfigured foyer, opening up a huge public space, with a new welcome desk, soft seating and redesigned shop as well as an additional passenger lift.

The Prime Minister met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at UNGA. President Abbas opened by condemning the Hamas attacks of October 7th. He also highlighted the civilian death toll in Gaza since then, with 41k killed and 100k injured, plus 70% of infrastructure devastated. The Prime Minister agreed that the loss of civilian life had been intolerable.

Heavy rainfall forecast over the next 24 hours across the country means significant river and surface water flooding is possible across central England.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms expected on Monday 23 September could lead to significant surface water flooding across parts of the country.

New research from Independent Age has laid bare the fears of older people in financial hardship as they go into this winter, with research showing that half (50%) of all older people in England on a low income (under £15k per year) are worried about paying for gas and electricity over the next six months.

Drivers using the M6 through Lancashire and Cumbria this weekend are being advised to be aware of a wide load movement on Saturday (21 September). Welsh Power are moving a huge electricity transformer from the port at Heysham in Lancashire to Longtown, north of Carlisle in Cumbria. The operation begins at 9am and will last around 12 hours.

A new study of working Brits suggests today’s generation of sixty-somethings have been able to prepare for retirement better than their predecessors, with a quarter (26 percent) having been able to take up new interests and hobbies, while they continue to work from home.

Over 10,000 people in Gaza have had limbs amputated and are in need of walking aids; Cool Crutches is on a mission to donate as many walking aids as possible, with 362 being donated so far

Number of homes for rent still 24% below pre-pandemic average compounded by stalled new investment by private landlords; Possible tax changes in Autumn Budget could result in further landlord sales; Rental demand has weakened but still 21 people competing for each rental property, more than twice the pre pandemic average; Rents posting double digit gains in affordable areas outside major cities e.g. Kilmarnock and Kirkcaldy in Scotland and Wolverhampton, Oldham, Darlington and Walsall in England; Supply/demand imbalance to remain into 2025 with growing unaffordability the main brake on faster rental growth.

Consumers believe the Government needs to offer more financial incentives to help people go green and to enable the UK to hit its net zero target, new research from The Green Insurer, which is focused on helping drivers reduce carbon emissions and drive in a more environmentally friendly way, shows.

National charity the UK Sepsis Trust (UKST) urges the government to re-prioritise sepsis, ensuring it is treated with the same urgency and resources as strokes and heart attacks, after a new YouGov survey commissioned by UKST has detected record public awareness levels.

Drivers are being reminded that a key section of the M62 will be closed nightly in both directions over the next two weeks. Network Rail is replacing a railway bridge over the M62 between junction 19 at Heywood and junction 20 at Rochdale. The old bridge was successfully removed during a weekend closure of the motorway this weekend.

Spiralling economic inactivity to be addressed as new Labour Market Advisory Board launched to advise Government on getting Britain working again.

In the UK, over 700,000 people take their own life each year – that’s one person every 40 seconds (World Health Organization) and 115 people die by suicide in the UK every week (ONS).

TUC says unions are ready to roll-up their sleeves and work with government to fix “Britain’s broken public realm” after more than a decade of “Tory mismanagement and neglect”. Commission would bring together unions, employers and independent experts to agree an overarching strategy for ending the recruitment and retention crisis, driving up productivity and delivering service improvements

The LGIU & CCLA Cllr Awards are your chance to celebrate the hard-working councillors in your community. There are five categories, anyone can nominate a councillor, and it only takes 7 minutes to do -- completely free of charge. These are the only awards that recognise the vital work of individual councillors, so make sure you tell us about those who are making a difference where you are.

The North West’s beer and pub sector contributed more than £3.5 billion in GVA and generated more than £2 billion in tax, new British Beer and Pub Association research reveals . Despite huge contribution to country’s finances and communities, taxes and rising business costs mean pubs make just 12p a pint. Industry may have to bear yet more punishing burdens and restrictions

With Labour committing to improving the leasehold sector, the latest research from Open Property Group has revealed just how many homes are currently listed for sale across the nation with a short lease, as well as the potential bargains on offer for homebuyers willing to take on the tax of extending them.

Recruiter warns professionals not to risk stalling their career during ‘pivotal’ time in jobs market