You're standing at your front door, facing a gruelling three miles trek to work. But you don't have your car, and there's no bus route. You can slog it out on foot for an hour – or jump on your...
Britain is languishing in 21st place in new “financial freedom” rankings while Mauritius – which will reap billions in benefits as a result of the deal which sees it regain sovereignty of the...
BBC Gaza documentary breached guidelines, review finds14 minutes agoSteven McIntoshBBC NewsBBC/Amjad Al Fayoumi/Hoyo FilmsA BBC documentary about Gaza breached editorial guidelines on accuracy by...
Andrew Neil hit out at Rachel Reeves for "spouting nonsense" after new figures showed the economy unexpectedly shrank last month. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product...
Sir Keir Starmer is now almost certain to shelve plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap with no money left after Labour’s £5 billion retreat on welfare. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson...
The prospect could happen because the personal allowance – the level at which income becomes taxable – is stuck at £12,570 at least until 2028.But the state pension, which pays 12.9 million men...
Something broke in Reeves last week. The country saw it. She sat slumped in the Commons, tears streaming, while PM Keir Starmer stared straight ahead. Next day, Reeves was wheeled out, caked in...
Starmer seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future26 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterBrian WheelerPolitical reporterSir Keir Starmer has sought to calm the markets and end speculation...
Sir Keir Starmer suffered an embarrassing undermining of his authority at the worst conceivable moment on July 1. Coming off the back of bad poll numbers for Labour, low approval ratings for the PM...
Culshaw remembered: “You'd watch in awe as he just set about building the show and nurturing it with this wonderful knowledge, confidence and instinct for how to make all the elements of humour...
Nigel Farage has secured another defection this morning in a very surprising part of the UK, in a boost shortly before his morning press conference. Reform UK has just gained its first councillor in...
The Home Office is failing to collect more than £50million owed to taxpayers by firms making massive profits by providing hotels and accommodation for more than 32,000 asylum seekers. It could take...
Rachel Reeves’s claim to have “fixed” the economy was blown apart as official figures showed it shrank in April while the Chancellor was unable to rule out further tax increases. Business...
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,...
Rachel Reeves is eyeing up Elon Musk-style spending cuts to government waste in order to make the sums from today’s Spending Review. The Chancellor’s plans have raised incredulous eyebrows after...