12 h. ago Are YOU sick of never seeing a police officer on your street? You're not alone... as proven by these communities who are paying for their own private

Nobody could have anticipated the horror that unfolded in Leicester Square on a sunny summer morning little more than a year ago.

Events

7 d. ago Voices: Why I’m disappointed so many of my colleagues are leaving the NHS

The NHS may not have the perks of working for a big financial firm, but when it works, it is like nothing else, says Dr Ammad Butt. The government must find compromises to help stop the brain drain of UK doctors to Australia and the private sector

Sport

9 d. ago Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings

Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of television star-style arrangement is a practice criticised across the political spectrumNigel Farage is using a private company to reduce his tax bill on his GB News media appearances and other outside employment in a television star-style arrangement that has in recent years become frowned on by major broadcasters.The Reform UK leader diverts money from his prime-time TV show into his company, which means that he paid only 25% corporation tax on profits, instead of 40% income tax, and could offset some expenses. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago English councils pay private landlords millions in incentives to house homeless families

Exclusive: Data gathered by Generation Rent shows 37 councils spent £31m in 2024-25 in one-off payments to individual landlordsCouncils across England are increasingly spending millions of pounds a year in incentive payments to private landlords to persuade them to house homeless families, with campaigners describing it as a “senseless waste of public money”.Data gathered by the campaign group Generation Rent via freedom of information requests showed that 37 councils spent more than £31m on one-off cash payments to private landlords on 10,792 occasions in 2024-25. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Bitcoin boom spurs newly wealthy to splurge on luxury travel

High end private jet and cruise companies accepting payment in cryptocurrency to tap into growth market

Politics

last month Cost of Mounjaro set to almost triple but people may still be able to get discounts

Mounjaro manufacturer Eli Lilly said it was raising the price by up to 170% which could hit people paying privately for the drug.

Politics