Most require the borrower to make regular interest payments. UK government bonds - known as "gilts" - are normally considered very safe, with little risk the money will not be repaid. Gilts are ...

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Which are the top universities in the UK? If you want to study in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, which universities should you consider? This list of UK universities (scroll down) ...

Since the end of World War Two, immigration has transformed the UK. After the war, fewer than one in 25 of the population had been born outside the country; today that figure is closer to one in ...

No, it does not. In the year ending September 2022, the UK received 72,027 asylum applications from main applicants only. This is double the number of applications in 2019. This is likely linked in ...

We are working on bringing all of the standard reference names for all species of flora and fauna in the UK, together in one place. Over 70,000 species of animals, plants, fungi and single-celled ...

On Monday 21st October, Rosa’s Thai opened its the doors to its Kingston restaurant - so I was invited along to give it a try ...

The UK has pledged to reach "net zero" - where no additional planet-warming greenhouse gases are added to the atmosphere - by 2050. To achieve this, much more of our energy needs to come from ...

Like it - or not - it has been three years since the UK left the European Union. Since then there has been a pandemic, swiftly followed by an energy crisis. That has made it hard to decipher ...

Which means you can dive in and emerge, not just feeling good, but really feeling better. From the countryside to the capital, here's our pick of the best spa hotels in the UK.

UK mortgage interest rates can change quickly at the moment, depending on the current cost of swap rates, Bank of England (BoE) base rate announcements, and lenders' discretion. In this article ...

It’s a huge challenge, but if we all act together, there is hope. We’re pushing the UK for the strongest ambition and measures to help tackle the climate emergency. We’re doing this by influencing ...