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Rachel Reeves pushed to unleash tax UK has never faced before - it may cost us billions

Rather than cutting spending, they want her to drive UK taxes higher still and have revived a very bad idea that they think will solve all of the UK’s problems.And now pressure is building to...

BBC backtracks on having adverts in some UK podcasts

BBC backtracks on having adverts in some UK podcasts3 hours agoHelen BushbyCulture reporterReutersThe BBC has "decided to rule out" placing adverts on some of its podcasts for UK listeners on sites...

BBC backtracks on having adverts in some UK podcasts

BBC backtracks on having adverts in some UK podcasts58 minutes agoHelen BushbyCulture reporterBBCThe BBC has "decided to rule out" placing adverts on some of its podcasts for UK listeners on sites...

Rachel Reeves's popularity crashes to Kwasi Kwarteng levels after 'reckless' spring Budget

Rachel Reeves’s performance rating as Chancellor has neared the same level as Kwasi Kwarteng’s following his disastrous mini-Budget. Her approval ranking of -32 following this week’s spring...

Rachel Reeves has ensured that pressure on her will soon be irresistible

Rachel Reeves’ days as Chancellor look numbered after her Spring Statement went down like a lead balloon among her MPs. Coming so soon after the disastrous flop of her Budget last autumn, the...

Every single reason Rachel Reeves and Labour are ensuring UK economic catastrophe

I suppose if the Government is determined to make a complete Horlicks of the economy then they might as well add some bitter syrup on the top. The car-crash autumn budget was economically illiterate...

Rachel Reeves, here are three reasons Labour is ensuring stagnation

Rachel Reeves’ economic plan is a masterclass in failure — higher taxes, lower growth, and zero accountability. Rachel Reeves’ spring statement is yet another masterclass in economic failure, a...

Crisis as famous 225-year-old UK canal on brink of running out of water

One of Wales's historic canals is on the brink of drying up amid an "urgent" water shortage. The operators of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal say the 225-year-old watercourse will start to go dry...

Rachel Reeves slaps down Labour minister who compared disability benefits to pocket money

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said a Labour Treasury Minister was “clumsy” when he compared benefits paid to people with disabilities to the pocket money he gives his children. Darren Jones, who...

Budget bombshell for 3 million as Rachel Reeves accused of pushing them into poverty

Rachel Reeves faces a Labour civil war over benefits cuts as charities warned hundreds of thousands of people will be plunged into poverty. More than three million families could lose out on up to...

There was only one winner at the spring statement — and it wasn't Rachel Reeves!

What a spectacular day in the office for Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride. Against the gloomy backdrop of poor growth predictions and increasing economic uncertainty, his stinging rebuttal to Rachel...

Trump has blown up the world order - and left Europe's leaders scrabbling

Trump has blown up the world order - and left Europe's leaders scrabbling14 hours agoAllan LittleSenior correspondent•@alittlBBCThis is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of...

Trump has blown up the world order - and left Europe's leaders scrabbling

Trump has blown up the world order - and left Europe's leaders scrabbling12 hours agoAllan LittleSenior correspondent•@alittlBBCThis is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of...

Trump has blown up the world order - and left Europe's leaders scrabbling

Trump has blown up the world order - and left Europe's leaders scrabbling9 hours agoAllan LittleBBC News•@alittlBBCThis is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two,...

Meghan Markle savaged in 8-word statement as she's told to consult experts

A journalist and critic of Meghan Markle's new ventures has described her Netflix show as "dull", describing how it "brought new depths of boringness" and "broke new ground". Talk TV host, Kevin...

Trump has blown up the world order - and left Europe's leaders scrabbling

Trump has blown up the world order - and left Europe's leaders scrabbling41 minutes agoAllan LittleBBC News•@alittlBBCThis is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two,...

Chaos in asylum system as Home Office sacks firm putting migrants in hotels

The Home Office has sacked one of the firms responsible for putting asylum seekers in hotels after raising “concerns”. The Government employs private contractors to find housing for asylum...

Donald Trump destroys 'second-rate movie star' George Clooney in humiliating attack

Donald Trump has destroyed George Clooney in a humiliating attack over the actor's ousting of Joe Biden in last year's US election. The president took aim at the Ocean's Eleven star, who, in a TV...

Angela Rayner red-faced as wild request on taxpayer-funded trip exposed

Angela Rayner requested to go on a private safari tour of Ethiopia when visiting the east African country last year, it has been revealed. The deputy Prime Minister visited Ethiopia last month to...