Rachel Reeves has been dealt a fresh blow a day after her Spending Review with figures revealing the UK economy contracted by 0.3% in April. Forecasters had predicted a 0.1% dip but the figure,...
Reeves’s tax rises have seen unemployment rates soar to their highest levels for four years as businesses tighten their belts, while millions remain out of the workforce under the ever-expanding...
Keir Starmer refused to rule out further tax hikes as Kemi Badenoch called on the Prime Minister to “admit he made a mistake” on winter fuel cuts.The Prime Minister dodged questions about more...
Net migration could fall to 200,000 in the next “year or so”, the Government’s migration tsar has revealed.Professor Brian Bell, Chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee, offered Sir Keir...
Donald Trump warned Elon Musk he'll pay "very serious consequences" should he decide to fund Democratic candidates to run against Republicans backing the US President's tax legislation. Speaking to...
Donald Trump with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Image: Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)The...
No lorries have moved in parts of Iran for 11 days as drivers dig their heels in over the regime, and their own pay and conditions. The 900,000 truck drivers and more than 400,000 active trucks are...
You can almost smell the warm ale and faded dignity already: two blokes, one jukebox, and a sea of folded arms in a working men’s club somewhere between theghosts of the abandoned pits and the...
Police investigate heart deaths at NHS hospital5 hours agoMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent, BBC NewsBBCPolice have launched an investigation into the deaths of patients following heart...
Airports are overwhelmed with rough sleepers as Spain grapples with a housing crisis and the lowest employment rate in the EU. As of March, around 421 people were sleeping rough at Madrid Barajas...
Poundland has confirmed the date that a store in a popular UK seaside town will close. Staff at the shop have been given notice of their redundancy after the budget chain was unable to "agree terms"...
Tourism at one of the UK's most popular beauty spots could be affected by rising bus fares, according to experts. Businesses at the Lake District in Cumbria are concerned higher bus tickets...
An illegal migrant jailed for fraud for using fake documents has been allowed to stay in Britain because she has lived here so long. Joyce Baidoo, 57, overstayed in the UK for 25 years, but an...
Silent acts of resistance and fear under Russian occupation in Ukraine42 minutes agoOlga MalchevskaBBC NewsBBCA fifth of Ukrainian territory is now under Russian control, and for Ukrainians living...
A bar manager has been awarded nearly £10,000 after an employment tribunal found she was unfairly dismissed for checking CCTV to investigate a suspected drink spiking. Sophie Marsh, hailing from...