3 h. ago Get out of my pub! Landlords ban Labour MPs after business rates bombshell

Businesses were left seething after discovering their property tax bills will increase steeply next year - making a mockery of the Chancellor's claim to have helped the hospitality industry.

Events

37 h. ago Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender | Tzeporah Berman

At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipelineLast week, the United Kingdom did something all too rare: it chose leadership by backing science and prioritizing public safety. The Labour government announced it would ban new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, strengthen a windfall tax and accelerate phasing out of fossil-fuel subsidies.These are not symbolic gestures. They are an acknowledgment that the global energy system is shifting and that mature economies must shift with it.Tzeporah Berman is a Canadian environmental activist, campaigner and writer Continue reading...

Politics

40 h. ago Labour under pressure to delay 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars with EU primed to push back its deadline

Brussels is reportedly preparing to announce that its ban will be delayed by five years to 2040 - a decade later than Britain's plan to outlaw sales of combustion engine models.

Events

3 d. ago Labour accused of breaking ANOTHER manifesto pledge as hospitality firms face £318M business rates bombshell

Hospitality chiefs have accused Labour of breaching its manifesto after hammering firms with a huge increase in their business rates bill that will result in closures and job losses.

Economics

4 d. ago Labour accused of breaking ANOTHER manifesto pledge as small hospitality firms face £318million business rates bombshell

Hospitality chiefs have accused Labour of breaching its manifesto after hammering firms with a huge increase in their business rates bill that will result in closures and job losses.

Economics

8 d. ago Now Labour moves to ban wood burners? Starmer's government tightens rules on the fireside warmers as temperatures plummet for winter

Environment secretary Emma Reynolds said today that a new environmental improvement plan would set targets in line with those in the EU.

Events

1 week ago Starmer faces backbench anger after ‘day one’ workers’ right U

MPs including a former employment minister have said the move breaches Labour’s manifesto.

Politics

1 week ago What does Britain think of the Budget? Brits weigh in on Reeves's raid and share their biggest worries

Electric vehicle owners, pub landlords and the average worker told the Daily Mail today they felt the hardest hit, while others said they were fed up of 'being taxed, taxed, taxed'.

Politics

1 week ago Reeves launches £26 billion tax raid as welfare spending rises

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcements will leave 1.7 million people paying more income tax.

Economics

1 week ago UK Budget: Labour to water down North Sea oil and gas licensing ban vow with 'tie backs' compromise

Labour vowed to end all new oil and gas licences in a flagship manifesto commitment

Politics

1 week ago UK Budget: Labour waters down North Sea oil and gas licensing ban vow with 'tie backs' compromise

Labour vowed to end all new oil and gas licences in a flagship manifesto commitment

Politics

2 w. ago Milkshakes and lattes to come under sugar tax rules – Streeting

Manufacturers will have to pay the new tax or change their products to fall under the threshold.

Politics

2 w. ago Reeves asks banks to praise her plans as they escape Budget tax raid

Chancellor is under pressure from some Labour MPs to raise levies on business this week

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves calls for unity and support from Labour MPs ahead of Budget

The Chancellor called for unity as she spoke in front of restive backbenchers in Monday night ahead of the Budget, and insisted she was proud of it.

Politics

2 w. ago Kyle seeks to reassure business over workers’ rights concerns

Business Secretary Peter Kyle promised a series of consultations would listen to firms’ concerns on how the Employment Rights Bill is implemented.

Economics

2 w. ago 60% of farmers ‘at financial risk from supermarket buying behaviour’ – survey

Some 69% of farmers believe the buying relationship between growers and retailers has deteriorated in the last two years, the poll found.

Economics

2 w. ago Ban on ticket resales for profit is Government putting fans first, says Nandy

Ministers have confirmed plans to make it illegal for tickets to concerts, sport and other live events to be resold for more than their original cost.

Politics

3 w. ago Chancellor faces calls for wealth tax a week before second Budget

The Chancellor is widely expected to raise taxes on November 26 but is reported to have ruled out a manifesto-busting income tax hike.

Economics

3 w. ago Grand Designs couple who BOTH overcame brain tumours repurpose their £275,000 build into free retreat for people going through serious illnesses because they 'know how tough times can be'

Greg, a pub landlord from Kent, first met artist Georgie through a charity when he had just recovered from his brain tumour 15 years ago.

Economics

3 w. ago Budget 2025 could lead to 'biggest loss of pubs in a generation' without action

Pub landlords warn the pub industry is at risk of "dying" after an "astronomical" rise in costs for pubs and brewers ahead of Rachel Reeves unveiling the Budget

Economics