Lifetime ISAs leave some with less money than they put in
MPs call for reform to the savings account which aims to help people save towards retirement or a first home....
Month : July 2025
Parental leave and pay for new parents to be reviewed
Campaigners say the UK’s system has been “overlooked for years”, and investing in it is a “no-brainer”....
I lost half my weight in jail, but I’m not broken, says freed Belarus opposition leader
Sergei Tikhanovsky was kept isolated in bare, tiny cells and tells the BBC that Belarus must free other political prisoners....
Idaho gunman in deadly ambush of fire crews had ‘idolised’ firefighters
The suspect deliberately lit a fire to lure first responders to a mountainous area near Coeur d’Alene....
BBC investigation reveals hidden deaths at India festival crush
The Uttar Pradesh government says 37 people were killed in the Kumbh Mela crush, but the BBC has verified at least 82 deaths....
Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammad
Clashes broke out outside the Istanbul office of the satirical magazine LeMan....
Starmer criticises ‘appalling’ Bob Vylan IDF chants
The prime minister describes the punk duo’s Glastonbury chants calling for death to Israel’s military as “hate speech”....
MPs to vote on welfare bill as unrest rumbles on
The House of Commons will vote on welfare cuts bill this evening as some MPs call for further changes....
Jury retires in mushroom murder trial in Australia
They will decide whether Erin Patterson murdered relatives with beef Wellingtons laced with toxic mushrooms....
Father jumps off Disney cruise ship to save daughter who fell overboard
Crew members were able to quickly rescue the pair, who were on the last day of a Disney cruise to the Bahamas....