The analysis by Rightmove was released as Halifax identified the UK’s most and least affordable locations to buy a home.

Several Conservative politicians are also among those to be honoured at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

The workforce was close to reaching ‘parity’ between male and female doctors, a new report by the General Medical Council said.

European Space Agency astronaut Rosemary Coogan has just started a new phase in her training, which will have her spend six months at Nasa.