All news by author: David Dubas-Fisher

Most incoming secondary school children in England and Wales should get their first choice of school to start at in September - just 4 per cent get a school they did not choose

The price cap will drop by 12.3% from this April, meaning the typical dual fuel household paying by direct debit can expect their annual bill to drop from £1,928 a year to £1,690

Premier League fans have to deal with some lengthy trips up and down the country - often when travel is not on their side - with return journeys exceeding 500 miles

Home Office figures reveal that officers and staff members working for the police were convicted of a number of crimes - including sexual offences, violence and theft

Patients with one of seven illnesses have been encouraged to see their pharmacists, instead of their GPs, with a new interactive map showing the worst in the UK

Latest NHS figures reveal the grim reality of waiting times in hospitals across the country - with tens of thousands of patients waiting over 12 hours in A&E last month alone

According to councils across England, more than a million potholes in our roads were repaired every year, but there are huge differences across the country

Figures released by the Ministry of Justice have shown how many registered sex offenders currently live in England and Wales, with a new map showing where they are

The newly built 42 Old Church Street in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea was sold for £73.2million in March last year, according to Land Registry data

A new survey has showed millions of NHS patients across the UK have given up trying to see their dentists in the last two years, putting them at risk of tooth decay - or worse

Thousands of pupils have had their education disrupted with the latest reports of dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) found in 214 schools across the country

This winter, Covid cases have remained lower than many predicted and currently seem to be still decreasing far below rates seen just two months earlier in October

A new interactive map has revealed where the highest number of Covid cases currently are in the UK, as the total number fell in the week leading up to January 10

Analysis of Food Standards Agency data has revealed which UK towns and cities have the highest number of McDonalds' restaurants per number of people – use our interactive map to see how your area ranks

People can find out how their area compares to other locations in the UK with the most and least affordable places listed in new data provided by the Land Registry

Brit homeowners can find out the average price of property in your area by putting your postcode into an interactive map and seeing how it has changed from the previous 12 months

More than 8,000 patients had to wait over an hour in ambulances to be admitted to A&Es across England last week, and at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust the average was 4.5 hours one day

The new interactive map shows where Britain's worst drivers are according to official data - and one unlucky town is home to someone with a staggering 126 points on their licence

New figures show another fall in house prices across the United Kingdom - but there are a few places where property values are defying the trend, and continue to soar

Youngsters from the south of England are twice as likely to get into Oxbridge as those from the north data from the Department of Education reveals - illuminating a north/south divide at the higher echelons of education

House prices in Wapping, London, sold for an average of £803,316 each in the 12 months ending September - a drop of 13.11% from the year to August when they sold for an average of £924,533

Tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise in England even though it is associated with Victorian times, and scientists have said progress in fighting the disease has "stalled" in recent years

People in the UK are considered destitute and living in poverty if they have not been able to meet their most basic physical needs to stay warm, dry, clean and fed

The latest Covid figures suggest the surge in cases since the summer may be trailing off as infection figures fall - but experts warn they could spike again before the end of the year

The average household in Clapham Common, south London, earned £108,100 in the financial year ending 2020, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics