BRITAIN’S ban on single-use vapes has driven huge numbers of Britons back to smoking tobacco, according to a bombshell poll, suggesting the new law has backfired. Since the start of June it has...
The Chancellor likes to blame the Tories for everything, and that so-called “black hole” has been her favourite stick to beat them with. She’s railed against it 34 times in Parliament. But her...
The Tories insisted they listened to public “demands to see criminals punished with proper sentences” after a bombshell report slammed their handling of prisons. A scathing review of the...
Immigration is causing “serious problems” for public services and living standards according to a senior official at the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). David Miles, an executive at the...
Young Ukrainians get their way as Zelensky overturns law to defuse crisis1 day agoZhanna BezpiatchukBBC News Ukrainian in KyivTETIANA DZHAFAROVA/AFPAs Ukraine's MPs gathered at parliament in Kyiv on...
A bombshell poll has revealed British executives are gloomier than at any point since 2016 over the prospects for the UK economy. In a stunning blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the poll by the...
Young Ukrainians get their way as Zelensky overturns law to defuse crisis11 minutes agoZhanna BezpiatchukBBC News Ukrainian in KyivTETIANA DZHAFAROVA/AFPAs Ukraine's MPs gathered at the parliament in...
EU-US tariff deal not finished yet, say Europeans unhappy with Trump's terms14 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsGetty ImagesIt was all handshakes and smiles when European Commission chief Ursula von der...
Canada follows France and UK with plan to recognise Palestinian state2 hours agoNadine YousifBBC News, TorontoPrime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada plans to recognise a Palestinian state in...
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned that she cannot achieve her planned reforms whilst continuing with plans to raise taxes. The warning came from Charlie Nunn, the chief executive of Lloyds...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to rule out a “wealth tax” immediately to avoid killing business confidence and accelerating an “exodus” of investors from the UK. Labour Left-wingers...
HMRC has been greeted with fury after it handed its ‘expert of the year’ award to the civil servant behind the hated Family Farms Tax. James Mee, the head of inheritance tax analysis, boasted...
CAVING into junior doctors’ pay demands would unleash a £31 billion wave of NHS walkouts, government insiders have warned - a sum equal to one fifth of the entire NHS budget.The government says...
New water ombudsman will tackle leaks and overcharging6 hours agoLucy HookerBusiness reporterGetty ImagesA new ombudsman will tackle leaky pipes, incorrect bills and other issues people have with...
A pensions group is set to be relaunched by Labour amid fears workers are not saving enough for retirement. The Pensions Commission, an independent body which last met in 2006, will look at the...