5 d. ago Heartfelt prayers: photos of Argentines turning to the Catholic saint of work in search of jobs

Pilgrims gathered Thursday at the church of San Cayetano in Buenos Aires to pray to the patron Saint of work: Saint Cajetan. Ariel Robledo drew his image with chalk on the sidewalk outside the Catholic church while others received confession and blessings from priests and union workers protested food insecurity.

Culture

6 d. ago Keir Starmer kicks back at dire tax rise warning as experts find '£41billion black hole'

Keir Starmer says he 'does not recognise' figures from think-tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), which suggested Rachel Reeves needs to raise billions in extra taxes in the Budget

Economics

6 d. ago Billie Piper on the pressures of parenting: 'Raising kids is terrifying'

Billie Piper tells The London Standard: ‘I don’t know a single parent who isn’t either holding their nerve or losing their s***’

Events

7 d. ago Big change to UK bus services planned over routes that target pensioners and disabled

The Bus Services Bill is currently going through parliament and is designed to protect passengers from sudden cuts to their services

Events

8 d. ago Argentina’s Javier Milei vetoes bills that would have raised pensions and disability benefits

Self-styled anarcho-capitalist prompts outrage after claiming bills would ‘break government’s fiscal balance’Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has vetoed three bills that would have increased pensions and disability benefits, prompting outrage from both groups and the lawmakers who had approved the measures.The self-styled anarcho-capitalist claimed the bills would “break the government’s fiscal balance” and insisted there was “no money” to fund the measures, which Congress had approved in early July. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago Now Rachel Reeves is urged to slap VAT on private healthcare as ex

Lord Neil Kinnock, the former Labour leader, has called on the Chancellor to remove the VAT exemption on private healthcare at her autumn Budget .

Politics

4 w. ago Families, pensioners and disabled people due up to £305 in extra payments this year

More than half a million children and families in Scotland received cash help for heating bills last year.

Economics