PoliticsWarning tax rises could force care homes to closeOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024036 Social care providers say the sector is in “unprecedented danger” without more funding....
PoliticsBill Gates criticises Budget cut to overseas aidOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024035 Hidden in the Budget was a decision not to renew a Tory-era £2.5bn top-up to the UK’s overseas aid budget....
PoliticsLabour hands £1.5bn pensions pot back to minersOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024043 The government has received £4.8bn from the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme through a deal struck in 1994....
PoliticsGreen farming budget freeze ‘will hit nature work’October 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024039 Environmental groups warn that next year’s farm payments budget will not be enough to protect nature....
PoliticsFarmers ‘betrayed’ by £1m inheritance tax relief capOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024034 Changes announced to inheritance tax rules could see the end of small family farms, warns the NFU....
PoliticsOfcom fines GB News £100,000 over impartialityOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024034 The media watchdog says the broadcast channel allowed the then-prime minister to go unchallenged....
PoliticsIs there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?October 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024035 Economists say the state of public finances should not have come as a complete surprise to the new government....
PoliticsVoting to end in Conservative leadership contestOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024033 Tory members are choosing between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to replace Rishi Sunak....
Politics‘Right thing’ for businesses and wealthiest to pay more – ReevesOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024033 ‘Right thing’ for businesses and wealthiest to pay more – Reeves...
PoliticsWarning ‘pain’ of tax hikes to hit jobs and pay risesOctober 31, 2024 by October 31, 2024035 The chancellor says businesses will “contribute more” as she raises employer National Insurance to 15%....