6 h. ago DWP climbdown will now lift 50,000 kids out of poverty instead of pushing them into it

Analysis published on Monday afternoon shows that 50,000 children will be pulled out of poverty after the Government was forced to tear up its controversial welfare legislation

Politics

9 h. ago DWP could give £29,000 boost to millions of workers paying into pensions

A new UK Government Bill is reforming pensions, with 20 million set to benefit from the changes

Economics

11 h. ago DWP urges 90,000 carers to check bank account as £293 payment due

Carer's Allowance Supplement should have been paid out to eligible claimants last month - but the DWP has confirmed that around 90,000 carers have yet to receive it

Economics

12 h. ago Millions of pensioners could get £29,000 boost after new retirement rule

Millions could see a pensions boost of £29,000 as the Government's Pension Schemes Bill returns to Parliament for its second reading today

Economics

3 d. ago LL Cool J refuses to perform at Philadelphia’s 4th of July concert until workers’ strike ends

Nearly 10,000 city workers are on strike to demand better pay

Events

4 d. ago P&O Ferries boss got pay rise of at least 55% after firing almost 800 workers

Delayed 2023 accounts show Peter Hebblethwaite was paid £683,000 despite public outrage over dismissalsThe boss of P&O Ferries was paid £683,000 in the financial year after the cross-Channel operator outraged the public and parliament by dismissing almost 800 mainly British workers.The windfall, revealed in much delayed 2023 accounts seen by the Guardian and ITV News that report more than £90m of annual losses, represents a pay rise of at least 55% for Peter Hebblethwaite, who was the company’s highest-paid director. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Manchester Airport launch first direct flights to Mumbai in boost ‘worth hundreds of millions’

IndiGo will operate three flights from Manchester Airport to Mumbai a week, bringing millions of pounds in trade, jobs and tourist spending

Transport

5 d. ago Loganair marks 7.5 million passenger milestone with free premium fare upgrades and baggage boost

Loganair, the UK’s leading regional airline, is giving travellers a lift this summer – quite literally – with a free upgrade to its premium Fly Flex fare, offering over seven and a half tonnes of complimentary baggage allowance across its network in a one-week-only promotion.

Economics

6 d. ago All the DWP changes to PIP and UC as measures to drag 150,000 into poverty

Modelling published by the DWP suggests the current measures will push 150,000 more Brits into poverty by 2030 – 100,000 less than the figure associated with the original proposals

Politics

6 d. ago Crown Estate profits remain at record high but windfarm boost set to fall back

The estate said the short-term boost from offshore windfarms was expected to drop sharply to £25 million from January 2026.

Politics

7 d. ago Tourist gift shop worker, 33, wins £5,000 payout after he was forced to quit his job in bizarre sexism row

Santiago Cubillo, 33, who worked at the Tartan Weaving Mill in Edinburgh was accused of being sexist after allegedly refusing to give swords to female customers as they posed for souvenir photos.

Economics

7 d. ago Princess Diana’s favourite café risks closure over ‘illegal migrant workers and paying staff in food’

Café Diana, which was often frequented by the late Princess of Wales, also accused of allowing unlawful smoking of shisha

Events

7 d. ago DWP benefit cuts to push 150,000 people into poverty despite partial U

The figure is down from the 250,000 extra people estimated to have been left in relative poverty after housing costs under the original proposals.

Politics

7 d. ago DWP says 150,000 more people pushed into poverty by benefit cuts, not 250,000 as forecast said before U

Analysis says, allowing for concessions to welfare bill announced last week, cuts will still push people into relative povertyThe Department for Work and Pensions has just published an analysis saying that, allowing for the concesssions announced last week, the welfare cuts will still push an extra 150,000 people into relative poverty.Here is the key chart from the document. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago BREAKING: DWP welfare cuts to still push 150,000 into poverty

We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story.

Politics

7 d. ago 200,000 people won’t face universal credit reassessment under proposed DWP welfare bill

After Sir Keir Starmer's U-turn on welfare reforms last week, the government has confirmed a series of changes to the bill which will get its second reading this Tuesday

Economics

7 d. ago Ayrshire packaging workers earnings boosted after pay deal agreed

Workers at global packaging firm Amcor in Ardeer will benefit from a pay deal agreed between the firm and Unite the Union

Economics

8 d. ago Jamaica’s film industry gets boost from government funding and co

Black River film festival invited US, European and African producers and directors to explore partnerships with local film-makersA film festival has brought US, European and African producers and directors to Jamaica to explore collaborations with local film-makers, who are set to benefit from several million US dollars-worth of government investment to boost the domestic industry.Held on a beach in Black River, in Jamaica’s south-western parish of St Elizabeth, the Black River film festival over the weekend gave Jamaican actors and film-makers a rare opportunity to screen their films to experienced movie makers such as the Netflix producer and director Samad Davis, the Atlanta-based executive movie producer Dolapo Erinkitola, and Cédric Pierre-Louis, the programming director of Nollywood TV, ROK and Zacu TV (Canal+). Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Jamaica’s film industry gets boost from new funds and global collaborations

Black River film festival brings together US, European and African producers and directors to explore partnerships with local film-makersA film festival has brought US, European and African producers and directors to Jamaica to explore collaborations with local film-makers, who are set to benefit from several million US dollars-worth of government investment to boost the domestic industry.Held on a beach in Black River, in Jamaica’s south-western parish of St Elizabeth, the Black River film festival over the weekend gave Jamaican actors and film-makers a rare opportunity to screen their films to experienced movie makers such as the Netflix producer and director Samad Davis, the Atlanta-based executive movie producer Dolapo Erinkitola, and Cédric Pierre-Louis, the programming director of Nollywood TV, ROK and Zacu TV (Canal+). Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago State pension plan £580 a week and retirement age at 60 in 'living wage' campaign

A petition to Parliament is demanding the state pension increase to the equivalent of 48 hours a week at the National Living Wage, which pays £12.21 an hour for workers

Economics