15 h. ago All you need to know about major Covid report by Rachel Reeves's anti

A major report by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves's Covid fraud commissioner reports today an eye-watering £10.9billion was lost during the pandemic to fraudsters and error

Politics

15 h. ago Billions of pounds lost to Covid fraud and error under Tories 'beyond recovery'

Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner Tom Hayhoe found the state failed to recognise how people would seek to line their own pockets in the pandemic as he laid bare the scale of waste

Science

19 h. ago Billion pound ‘health campus’ and new communities planned for land close to hospital

Health Innovation Bolton, which includes housing development, would ‘integrate with surrounding communities in Farnworth and Great Lever'

Science

26 h. ago Keir Starmer tells Zelensky the UK is ready to hand £8billion in frozen Russian assets to assist Ukraine's war effort

The move is part of a wider push that could give Kyiv access to holdings worth tens of billions of pounds locked in EU countries.

Economics

31 h. ago European leaders rally behind Ukraine in Downing Street talks

Hopes rise of a breakthrough in using £78bn of frozen Russian assets to bankroll KyivEuropean leaders rallied behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday night amid hopes they might finally achieve a breakthrough to allow Ukraine access to billions of pounds of frozen Russian assets.Despite vociferous support for the Ukrainian president, who has come under heavy pressure from Donald Trump to cede territory in order to bring the war to a speedy end, there was still no agreement on the thorny question of turning immobilised assets into a loan for Kyiv. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion

The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'

Economics

6 d. ago New DWP steps to stop people fraudulently claiming PIP worth up to £749 every month

DWP said £330 million was lost to fraud and error within the PIP system last year.

Economics

7 d. ago From vaccines to gender: How Christian 'momfluencers' are reshaping the American right

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many American mothers lost faith in the institutions that once shaped their lives

Politics

1 week ago From mansion tax to cash ISA changes: Key announcements in Reeves’ Budget

The chancellor has unveiled £26bn worth of tax rises in the Commons as she attempts to plug a multi-billion pound gap in Britain’s ailing public finances

Economics

1 week ago Cash Isa allowance slashed to £12,000 for under 65s in the Budget

The Chancellor has decided to cut the cash Isa allowance as part of a plan to divert billions of pounds sitting in savings accounts into investments.

Economics

1 week ago From mansion tax to cash ISA changes: Key takeaways from Reeves’ Budget

The chancellor has unveiled £26bn worth of tax rises in the Commons as she attempts to plug a multi-billion pound gap in Britain’s ailing public finances

Economics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves Budget LIVE as Chancellor set to announce tax hikes

Scots could face a range of tax hikes as the Chancellor tries to plug a multi-billion pound blackhole in the nation's finances.

Economics

1 week ago 'Lost generation': Covid lockdowns 'caused higher levels of developmental delay in toddlers'

Children who were toddlers during the covid lockdowns are more likely to have developmental delays

Politics

1 week ago Scotland must work to save Covid kids from becoming 'lost generation'

While the Covid lockdowns played a ‘vital role in curbing the spread of infections’, they also seem to have been ‘associated with increased early childhood development concerns’, says researcher

Politics

2 w. ago UK budget to target cost of living crisis as Reeves battles to keep Labour MPs on side

Chancellor’s fiscal statement billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government as she tries to fill £20bn spending gapRachel Reeves will promise to tackle Britain’s cost of living crisis and deliver fiscal stability in Wednesday’s budget, which is billed as a decisive moment for the fate of Keir Starmer’s beleaguered government.The chancellor will say she is taking the “fair and necessary choices” to shore up the economy as she raises billions of pounds worth of taxes to help offset lower than expected growth forecasts. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti

There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic historyThat number will stay fixed for ever in public memory: 23,000 people died because Boris Johnson resisted locking the country down in time. As Covid swept in, and with horrific images of Italian temporary morgues in tents, he went on holiday and took no calls. With the NHS bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus, he rode his new motorbike, walked his dog and hosted friends at Chevening.Nothing is surprising about that: he was ejected from Downing Street and later stepped down as an MP largely for partying and lying to parliament about it. Everyone knew he was a self-aggrandising fantasist with a “toxic and chaotic culture” around him. But this is not just about one narcissistic politician. It’s about his entire rightwing coterie of libertarians and their lethally dominant creed in the UK media.Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist Continu...

Events

2 w. ago Bolsonaro's conviction brings vindication for some Brazilians who lost loved ones to COVID

Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup

Politics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves pledges to support working families and reduce waiting times with looming Budget

The chancellor is widely expected to raise levies on Wednesday to help close a multi-billion pound spending gap

Economics

2 w. ago Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system

Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’Boris Johnson took four days off from official government business during a key period in the UK’s Covid preparation when the NHS was bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus.Official disclosure for the period in February 2020 – described by the Covid inquiry as a “lost month” in the country’s crisis response – reveal Johnson enjoyed an extended break during the half-term holidays at Chevening, a governmental estate in Kent, where he spent time walking his dog and taking motorcycle rides. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago BBC Breakfast host shares sad news as 'healthy' father dies after short illness

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty said "sorry" to one guest who had lost his father to Covid

Events