More than half of people began the year with plans to reduce the time they spent on their phone, but data indicates it was another record-breaking year for mobile data usage, new research suggests..

A target for reducing average driving test waiting times in Britain to seven weeks is not expected to be met for another two years, according to the public spending watchdog..

Inflation fell sharply last month as lower food prices helped to ease the cost of living for households across the UK, new official figures showed..

Children who lived in overcrowded or damp homes missed three weeks more school than other pupils over the course of their education, a study has found..