789 UK — useful websites and public services

ChatGPT is OpenAI's AI assistant for questions, writing, analysis and other tasks.

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis and related tasks.

Grammarly provides English writing assistance, including grammar and expression tools.

Gemini is Google's AI assistant.

Microsoft Copilot is an AI assistant for questions, writing and everyday information tasks.

Perplexity is an AI search and research service that presents responses alongside source references.

Grok is an AI assistant for questions, conversation and related tasks.

Gemini Notebook is Google's source-based research and learning assistant, previously known as NotebookLM.

Adobe Firefly provides generative AI tools for creative work with images, video and audio.

Meta AI is Meta's assistant for conversational answers, research, writing, and image creation.

Poe is a platform for accessing and comparing different AI chat experiences.

Duck.ai provides access to selected AI chat models through DuckDuckGo's service.

HuggingChat provides a web entry for conversations with open AI models.

Lumo is Proton's AI assistant, presented as part of its privacy-oriented product family.

QuillBot provides writing tools including paraphrasing, grammar checks and summaries.

YouTube is an online video platform where people watch, publish and share videos.

Netflix is a subscription streaming service for television series, films, documentaries, and other entertainment.

Twitch is a livestreaming platform connecting viewers with creators and their communities.

Disney+ is a streaming service for entertainment from Disney and its associated brands.

ITVX is ITV's online viewing service.

Online video discovery and publishing

Channel 4's website provides routes to programmes and online viewing across its services.

NOW is a streaming service offering memberships for television, films and live sport.

The British Film Institute's website provides information about film culture, screenings, festivals, collections and learning.

MUBI is a film-streaming and discovery service.

BBC iPlayer is the BBC's television viewing service.

Prime Video provides film and television streaming, including titles offered through a subscription and other eligible rental, purchase, or

STV Player is STV's online video service.

Talks and educational video collections

Documentary and factual video streaming

BBC News is the BBC's news service, reporting on UK and world affairs.

The Guardian publishes news, reporting, analysis, comment and reviews.

The Met Office provides official UK weather information and specialist weather and climate services.

The Telegraph publishes news, reporting, commentary and features about UK and international affairs and other subjects.

The Independent publishes news, reporting, analysis and features about UK and international subjects.

Sky News publishes news and current-affairs reporting through its website.

ITV News provides national and regional news reporting through its website.

Reuters publishes reporting on business, financial markets, politics and international affairs.

News aggregation by topic and publisher

News headlines and publisher coverage

Reporting and analysis on emerging technologies

Reporting on scientific research and discoveries

News reporting, features, and global affairs

The Financial Times publishes business, economic and financial journalism.

The Conversation's UK edition publishes articles written by academics and researchers and edited for a public readership.

Amazon.co.uk is Amazon's UK online retail and marketplace website.

eBay's UK website is a marketplace connecting buyers and sellers through online listings.

Argos is a UK retailer with an online product catalogue and customer-service routes.

Temu is an online shopping platform with product listings across a range of consumer categories.

Etsy is a marketplace associated with handmade goods, vintage items and creative products.

Currys is an electrical and technology retailer.

Next's UK website offers clothing, home products and other retail ranges.

B&Q is a home-improvement retailer.

Boots' UK website brings together health and beauty retail information and routes to its pharmacy and customer services.

IKEA's UK website provides furniture, home-furnishing products and room-planning resources.

Marks & Spencer's UK website presents clothing, home, beauty, food and other retail products and services.

Dunelm is a home-furnishings retailer.

John Lewis' website provides information about its UK retail products and services.

Shop clothing and home collections through H&M’s UK website.

Browse Zara fashion and shopping information for the UK.

Rightmove is a commercial UK property website covering homes for sale and rent and related property information.

Zoopla is a commercial UK property website with property listings and related information for people considering a move.

OnTheMarket is a property portal carrying listings from estate and letting agents.

OpenRent provides a UK rental platform with services for landlords and people seeking a home.

SpareRoom is a commercial website for rooms, flatshares and people looking for housemates.

Citizens Advice provides independent advice to help people understand and address everyday problems.

Shelter provides housing advice and campaigns on housing issues in England.

Shelter Scotland provides information and advice about housing and homelessness in Scotland.

Shelter Cymru provides independent housing advice and works on housing issues in Wales.

Housing Rights provides advice and support connected with housing problems in Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive website provides information about its housing responsibilities and services in Northern Ireland.

Citizens Advice Scotland supports the Scottish Citizens Advice network and provides information about its work, campaigns and advice access.

Advice NI is an independent advice network in Northern Ireland.

Home.co.uk is a property-search and market-information website.

HomeOwners Alliance provides information and services for people buying, selling or owning a home.

GOV.UK is the central starting point for UK government information and public services.

Business.gov.uk provides official guidance, services and contacts for starting, running and growing a UK business.

Companies House provides the official UK company register and related company-information services.

Business Gateway provides publicly funded business support in Scotland.

Business Wales provides information, guidance and support for businesses in Wales.

nibusinessinfo.co.uk provides practical information for businesses in Northern Ireland.

The British Business Bank is a UK government-owned economic development bank supporting access to finance for smaller businesses.

Find Business Support brings Scotland's public-sector business-support information together.

The Federation of Small Businesses is a membership organisation for small businesses and the self-employed.

Invest Northern Ireland is Northern Ireland's economic development agency.

UK Export Finance provides government-backed export finance and insurance support.

The British Chambers of Commerce connects businesses through its chamber network.

ACCA is an international professional body for accountants.

ICAEW is a professional membership body for chartered accountants.

Start Up Loans provides information about its government-backed business-loan programme and associated support.

Transport for London provides official information about London's transport services and its related travel responsibilities.

National Rail provides information about Great Britain's national rail network.

Transport for Greater Manchester provides information about travel in Greater Manchester and the Bee Network.

Transport for Wales provides information about its transport services and travel in Wales.

Translink provides public-transport information for Northern Ireland.

Traveline Scotland provides public-transport journey information for Scotland.

Citymapper provides city journey planning tools.

Transport for West Midlands provides public transport and journey information for the West Midlands.

Google Maps provides maps, place information and directions through its official website and apps.

ScotRail's website provides information about its rail services in Scotland.

National Express provides coach-travel information and booking routes.

Merseytravel provides public transport information for the Liverpool City Region and supports transport delivery there.

Metro provides public transport information for West Yorkshire.

Nexus is the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive.

Lothian Buses operates local bus services in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

MoneySavingExpert is a consumer information website focused on UK money and household spending.

Citizens Advice provides independent advice to help people understand and address everyday problems.

MoneyHelper brings together information and guidance about money and pensions.

StepChange is a debt charity providing information and support for people facing debt problems.

National Debtline provides free and confidential debt information and support through its official website and advice routes.

Turn2us is a charity supporting people facing financial insecurity.

entitledto provides online benefits-calculation tools and related information.

Business Debtline is a charitable debt-advice service for self-employed people and small-business owners in England, Wales and Scotland.

Free debt advice from a registered UK charity.

Independent explanations of debt and credit issues.

Information and support about money and later life.

Find fuel poverty guidance, energy advice and support from National Energy Action in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Gingerbread is a charity supporting single-parent families in England and Wales.

TaxAid is a UK tax-advice charity helping people who need support with tax problems and cannot readily obtain professional advice.

Citizens Advice Scotland supports the Scottish Citizens Advice network and provides information about its work, campaigns and advice access.

LinkedIn is a professional networking platform combining profiles, connections, company pages and job-related services.

Indeed is a job-search and recruiting platform with vacancy listings, employer information, and tools for managing applications.

Totaljobs is a commercial recruitment website for UK jobseekers and employers.

CV-Library is a UK recruitment website with job listings, CV registration and job-search tools.

Glassdoor combines job listings with company information, employee reviews, and compensation-related content.

Civil Service Jobs is an official recruitment website for advertised Civil Service roles.

Reed.co.uk is a commercial UK jobs and courses website.

NHS Jobs is a recruitment service for roles advertised by participating NHS employers.

Find a job is the government job-search service for England, Scotland and Wales.

Find UK vacancies by role and location and explore advertised salary information with Adzuna.

Browse UK charity and non-profit job vacancies, volunteering opportunities and career information.

Search Jobsite for vacancies from employers and recruiters across industries and locations in the UK.

Freelance projects and hiring

Hire specialist freelance talent

Freelance portfolios and projects

GOV.UK is the central starting point for UK government information and public services.

The Met Office provides official UK weather information and specialist weather and climate services.

The Information Commissioner's Office website provides information about data protection and information rights.

HM Revenue & Customs is the UK's tax, payments and customs authority.

The UK Parliament website explains parliamentary work and provides information about the House of Commons and House of Lords.

The Office for National Statistics is the UK's national statistical institute and a producer of official statistics.

The Electoral Commission website explains elections, voting and political finance in the United Kingdom.

MoneyHelper brings together information and guidance about money and pensions.

The Pensions Regulator protects workplace pensions in the United Kingdom.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme provides information about compensation when eligible authorised financial firms fail.

The Financial Ombudsman Service investigates complaints about financial businesses within its remit.

The Financial Conduct Authority regulates financial services within its responsibilities in the UK.

Ofcom regulates communications services within its UK responsibilities.

UK Research and Innovation brings together UK research and innovation funding and related activities.

Companies House provides the official UK company register and related company-information services.

NHS.uk is England's NHS information website for health, care and access to services.

The NHS Business Services Authority provides information about the administrative services and schemes it operates.

NHS inform provides Scotland's national health information and service guidance.

NHS Wales is a national gateway to information about the health service in Wales.

NHS 111 Wales provides health information and routes to advice for people in Wales.

The HSC online website is published by the Department of Health's Strategic Planning and Performance Group in Northern Ireland.

The NHS App information pages explain England's NHS app and how people can use its supported health-service features.

NHS 24 provides health-service information and support routes in Scotland.

NICE produces evidence-based guidance for health and care.

NHS England's website publishes information about the organisation and its work with the health service in England.

NHS Blood and Transplant provides information about its work with donation and transplantation.

Public Health Scotland supports work to improve population health in Scotland.

Public Health Wales provides public-health information and services in Wales.

Northern Ireland's Public Health Agency provides information about public health and related programmes.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board provides NHS services in North Wales.

Duolingo provides language learning through short interactive lessons.

Coursera provides online courses and learning programmes from universities and other organisations.

Udemy is an online course marketplace covering professional skills, technology, creative activities and personal interests.

OpenLearn is The Open University's platform for free learning resources and short courses.

FutureLearn offers online courses and learning programs from universities and other organizations.

edX offers online learning from universities and other education providers.

Khan Academy provides educational lessons, explanations, and practice activities across subjects such as mathematics, science, and other sch

Language courses

Language learning

Programming exercises and mentoring resources

University-developed full stack web development course

Programming challenges and skills practice

Coding courses and technology learning paths

Introductory AI courses and learning resources

Official Microsoft documentation, training, and credentials