Millions Facing 5% Increases From April – Council Tax
Millions of households are facing an increase in their council tax from April, as local authorities try to balance their books. Research... Read More
Hospitals In England With Worst A&E Waits Revealed
A&E waiting times have deteriorated so much this winter that at some hospitals in England more than half of patients have had... Read More
Net Zero Targets ‘May Mean Higher Taxes’
The UK has made good progress towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but getting there may need higher taxes. That’s according... Read More
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: UK Aid Is Reaching Syria – Minister
The UK is getting aid to Syria, development minister Andrew Mitchell has said, as he defended the government’s response to the earthquakes... Read More
Richard Sharp: Pressure Grows On BBC Chairman After Critical Report
Pressure is growing on BBC chairman Richard Sharp after a critical report from MPs into his appointment. He made “significant errors of... Read More
UK Economy Avoids Recession But Not Out Of Woods – Hunt
The UK narrowly avoided falling into recession in 2022, new figures show, after the economy saw zero growth between October and December.... Read More
Huge Blast After Unplanned WW2 Bomb Detonation – Great Yarmouth
A World War Two bomb found in Great Yarmouth detonated while work was being done to defuse it, causing a huge blast... Read More
RMT Union Rejects Latest Offers In Rail Dispute
The RMT rail union has rejected new pay offers, in a blow to any hopes the lengthy dispute was close to ending.... Read More
Chester Zoo Celebrates Coquerel’s Sifaka Birth – Dancing Lemur
A critically endangered primate, nicknamed the dancing lemur because of the way it moves, has been bred for the first time in... Read More
Afghan Withdrawal A Dark Chapter For UK – Defence Committee Chair
The UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan was “a dark chapter” for the UK, senior Conservative Tobias Ellwood has said. The Defence Committee, led... Read More
