60 h. ago DWP confirms new tailored job support for 100,000 sick and disabled people each year

The five-year plan aims to help people with long-term health issues or a disability find and stay in work.

Politics

6 d. ago Keir Starmer promises an extra 3,000 neighbourhood officers on Britain's streets by next year

The Prime Minister, speaking on a visit to a police headquarters in Cambridgeshire, said the recruits would be 'on the beat... not stuck behind a desk'.

Events

7 d. ago Nigel Farage gets his 10th job as he becomes Sky News Australia commentator

In addition to role as MP, Reform UK leader has gigs including Telegraph column and advertising gold bullionNigel Farage has got a 10th job, making £25,000 as a commentator for the Rupert Murdoch-backed Sky News Australia, with the MP telling the channel that Britain is “going downhill”.The Reform UK leader has a portfolio of gigs on top of his role as an MP, including a £280,000 job advertising gold bullion, a £4,000-a-month column for the Daily Telegraph and presenting for GB News, which has paid him more than £330,000 since July. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening gets government green light as Angela Rayner issues statement

The move could bring about the creation of 5,000 jobs in the local area

Politics

7 d. ago Government's first back to work scheme rolls out in London as benefits cuts loom

West London is the first area in the country to get funding from the Government’s ‘Connect to Work’ programme, which aims to support 100,000 people per year people into jobs as disability payments are cut

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7 d. ago Universal Studios UK: Three major attractions set to thrill at new theme park

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer closed the deal on a new Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire, which is set to open in 2031 bringing around 28,000 jobs and thrilling new attractions

Politics

7 d. ago Opening date revealed for massive Universal Theme park in the UK

The Prime Minister said the attraction will create around 28,000 jobs - 20,000 in the construction period and 8,000 working on the site when it opens

Politics

7 d. ago Universal Studios theme park to open in UK as key new date revealed

Nearly 20,000 jobs will be created during the six-year construction period, with a further 8,000 new jobs across the hospitality and creative industries when it opens in 2031.

Politics

7 d. ago Universal’s first European theme park to open in Bedford in £50bn boost for economy

The resort complex is due to open in 2031 and will generate 28,000 jobs

Economics

7 d. ago Universal Studios UK theme park CONFIRMED for market town as opening date revealed

The resort, set to be among the most advanced in Europe, is expected to pump £50 billion into the economy and bring as many as 28,000 jobs during construction and operation

Economics

7 d. ago Huge new Universal theme park and resort set to be built in UK

The project, which is set to be one of the largest and most advanced in Europe, will create almost 30,000 jobs

Politics

8 d. ago Trump Tariffs threaten 35,000 jobs, entire towns in South Africa's citrus sector, farmers group says

A farmers group says the new 30% tariffs set to be imposed on South Africa by the Trump administration will threaten 35,000 jobs in the country’s citrus-growing sector and the economies of entire towns

Politics

8 d. ago Post Office issues update on future of 108 branches as 1,000 jobs at risk of being axed

Last November, the group announced that the future of its directly managed branches would be reviewed, as these branches were losing the Post Office over £40million each year

Society

8 d. ago By slapping tariffs on Britain, Trump has gifted Starmer with the perfect excuse to ditch Net Zero fiasco, writes MATT RIDLEY

Sir Keir Starmer has woken up to the fact that his policies are killing one of Britain's last successful manufacturing industries, the £90-billion-a-year car industry, on which 800,000 jobs depend.

Politics

9 d. ago Emerald Cruises unveils three new ships: Two superyachts and one river ship, and makes first

Emerald Cruises, part of the acclaimed Scenic Group portfolio, today unveiled a major multi-ship expansion for 2027, building on the momentum of Emerald Kaia and Emerald Astra, both set to launch in April 2026.

Politics

9 d. ago Supermarket confirms full list of in store cafes that will shut in days

The supermarket chain announced it will close 61 of its in-store cafes on Friday (April 11) as the company seeks to save money by cutting 3,000 jobs

Economics

9 d. ago Workers facing a hit of up to £11,000 over the next five years due to Labour's 'job tax' as National Insurance rise comes into effect

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' hike to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs), which she announced in October, is now in effect and is set to keep down wages.

Economics

1 week ago Jaguar Land Rover pauses shipments of all vehicles to US as it addresses 'new trading terms' caused by Trump's tariffs while 9,000 British workers fear for their jobs

A 25% levy on all foreign cars imported into America came into force on Thursday, and a wider 'baseline' 10% tariff on goods imported from around the world today.

Politics

1 week ago RFK Jr says 20% of Doge’s health agency job cuts were mistakes

Health secretary says roles will need to be reinstated amid Trump administration’s push to slash federal workforceUS politics live – latest updatesAround a fifth of the 10,000 jobs cut from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were done in error and will need to be corrected, the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has admitted.Mass layoffs from the health department began this week amid a push by Donald Trump’s administration to shrink the size of the federal government workforce. Union representatives were told around 10,000 people were to lose their jobs ahead of further reductions that could see the department’s 82,000-strong workforce slashed by nearly a quarter. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago US economy adds 228,000 jobs in March ahead of Trump’s trade war

Comes as Trump’s announcement of tariffs send the market into free fall

Politics