5 h. ago Developing Rosebank oil field ‘pure climate vandalism’, Scottish Green insists

Co-leader Gillian Mackay used her speech to the Scottish Green Party conference to hit out at plans to develop the oil field.

Politics

10 h. ago Government spends £115,000 on ‘influencer marketing’ in less than a year

Minister said cash supported ‘multiple campaigns’, but Tories say it ‘makes a mockery’ of spending pledges

Economics

17 h. ago MTG names her one positive to come from the shutdown: the end to ‘taxpayer

Federal officials have said U.S. government is not involved in large-scale outdoor weather modification experiments

Economics

34 h. ago Digital ID not a ‘silver bullet’ to tackle illegal migration, minister says

Digital government minister Ian Murray said the scheme was part of a broader plan to tackle people entering the UK illegally.

Politics

44 h. ago Holland & Barrett and British Gas owner among firms fined for underpaying staff

The Department for Business and Trade released a list of 491 employers that underpaid workers over several years.

Economics

52 h. ago The longest US government shutdowns in history and how they ended

The current shutdown is now tied for the third-longest with no end in sight

Politics

55 h. ago Tech moguls, with checkbooks primed, cozy up to Trump at fundraiser for $250M White House ballroom

Guests representing Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta, Google and Amazon all in attendance for lavish celebratory dinner as government shutdown rumbles on

Politics

56 h. ago Starmer orders review of antisemitism in NHS as part of wider crackdown

The Prime Minister said the review would be led by the Government’s independent adviser on antisemitism Lord John Mann.

Politics

56 h. ago Proposed changes to business rates ‘risk slowdown’ in investment, warns BT

BT’s finance chief said expected changes at next month’s Budget could cost infrastructure firms an extra £400 million each year.

Events

61 h. ago Voices: ‘Not realistic nor achievable’: Readers slam government’s failed insulation scheme

Thousands of homeowners are set to be worse off, and our community has shared stories of damp, mould, and dangerous insulation caused by the government’s Energy Company Obligation scheme

Politics

64 h. ago Trump hosts White House ballroom fundraiser as hundreds of thousands of federal workers go unpaid during government shutdown

‘For 150 years-plus they’ve wanted to have a ballroom and it never happened because they’ve never had a real estate person,’ Trump said Wednesday night

Politics

68 h. ago Is BBC effective at being independent? Here’s what viewers say

BBC viewers are also demanding more coverage of certain topics

Politics

68 h. ago 38% of viewers say BBC ‘ineffective’ at being independent from Government

The figure was revealed in the corporation’s Our BBC, Our Future questionnaire results.

Politics

68 h. ago Hardly working: Senate heads home with House already gone as shutdown persists and Americans suffer

Everyone knows the shutdown is a loser. But nobody has given the other side a reason to assume good faith, Eric Garcia writes

Society

3 d. ago California judge halts Trump’s mass layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown

Trump administration notified roughly 4,100 federal employees last week they were being laid off amid a lapse in government funding

Politics

3 d. ago Airline prices to change by ‘less than cost of coffee’ with green fuel guarantee

Keir Mather promised that ticket prices will be “kept under continual review”, once the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill clears both Houses.

Economics

3 d. ago Electricity prices set to jump 20% within five years, energy firm warns

Bosses also blamed ‘complex regulations’ for the UK having higher wholesale energy prices than some other European countries.

Events

3 d. ago Military starts getting paid from odd source as shutdown hits Day 15 and rest of federal workers go without

The move to free up money to the military eases some of the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson as he has refused to call the House back into session

Events

3 d. ago Housing targets could be derailed if cash Isa limit is cut – building society

Reports suggest that the Treasury could be considering cutting the annual cash Isa limit to £10,000.

Events

3 d. ago UK Government urged to ‘do the right thing’ and reject Rosebank development

Equinor, which owns the majority of the oil field, stressed it was committed to advancing the ‘Rosebank project’.

Politics