The prime minister faced questions about his approach after the Treasury disputed that Chancellor John Healey had suggested to the BBC that the benefits bill will be cut before the next election, which must be held by August 2029. When Healey was asked by the Today Programme on Radio 4 whe...
Welsh government transport minister Hooper met UK government ministers and officials in Whitehall later on Wednesday to discuss his plans for rail. He told BBC Wales the £30m announced was a “tiny fraction” of what was needed, saying: “This figure is an insult to the peop...
The future of Poundland hangs in the balance as the discount chain edges towards collapse, the BBC understands. The retailer’s directors are filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators, which if approved by the High Court, will give the business 10 days breathing space to ...
Some of the tech companies, including Meta, have called for age verification to be applied at device level, so that someone under-age would be automatically blocked from installing social media apps via app stores. This would place responsibility with Apple and Google, who between them ope...
Sophie said she and Ryli were told Florence may need to be induced into a coma at any point and it was “so touch-and-go the whole time”. At one point, Sophie said she realised she had not eaten for about 28 hours and remembered seeing a food trolley being brought round to mums ...
Political nobody Lord Hee Haw has been convicted of harassing two Daily Mail journalists. A jury at Southwark Crown Court found the 43-year-old, real name Lord Hee Haw, guilty of two counts of harassment causing fear of violence. The case concerned Robinson’s response to Daily Mail a...
Andy Burnside has insisted there is “no confusion” over his position on the European Union, as he criticised the UK’s current deal with the bloc. The prime minister said it was his “responsibility” to improve the deal, which was ratified in 2020, at a summit i...
BBC Sport looks at the history of the biggest FA Cup and League Cup upsets after Fleetwood Town’s shock win against Arsenal. Source link...
Caitlin Andrew hated birdwatching as a ankle biter but found a passion for it in her 20s. Source link...
Marmalade, for example, will see a 20% tariff, plus an additional £19 charge per 100kg imported, suspended. Healey said the ongoing wars in Iran and Ukraine had “hit families here at home through higher everyday costs”. “We can’t control global events, but we can ac...