12 h. ago Firms urge Budget rethink amid warnings of more shop closures and job losses

Rachel Reeves faces ridicule after admitting the economy is 'stuck' as businesses urged her to prevent job losses and shop closures.

Economics

45 h. ago Billionaire John Caudwell calls for gambling tax to combat ‘mayhem in society’

Labour donor urges Reeves to take ‘radical’ approach in Budget, raising VAT and cutting civil service waste

Economics

45 h. ago Glasgow facing job losses and cuts to services over refugee homelessness crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Susan Aitken also came out against the SNP Government freezing the council tax next year.

Events

52 h. ago Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegally

A federal judge has blocked Trump administration restrictions on federally-funded services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult education

Events

52 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson makes weight loss job admission as his 'trousers fall down' at NTAs

Jeremy Clarkson has won the NTAs 2024 for his Amazon Prime show Clarkson's Farm, in the category of Factual Entertainment

Events

64 h. ago Britain's asylum capital warns it faces a migrant 'disaster': Glasgow's SNP leader fears city will be unable to cope with surge of homeless refugees amid Labour's hotel crackdown

The leader of Glasgow council has warned of 'disastrous' consequences if thousands of refugees head to Scotland when Labour kicks them out of migrant hotels in England.

Events

5 d. ago Minns’s $140m great koala national park will ‘obliterate’ regional towns, Coalition claims

Labor’s koala strategy doesn’t go far enough, Coalition says, but environmentalists hail park a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ decisionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe long-awaited great koala national park in the north of New South Wales, celebrated by wildlife groups, has drawn a mixed reaction from the state’s Coalition.The opposition leader, Mark Speakman has hedged his party’s support, saying while he “supports the ambition of protecting koalas”, he was concerned about job losses and the cost of the park. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Full list of high street stores shutting doors this month including River Island and Poundland

The Centre for Retail Research forecasts that 17,349 shops could close in 2025, resulting in approximately 201,953 retail job losses. Here's a list of all the major retailers that are closing stores in September 2025.

Politics

6 d. ago Met Police piloting video screens amid anger over axing of half its front desks in London

Scotland Yard forced to cut services as epidemic of knife crime, mobile phone snatches and shoplifting spirals

Events

6 d. ago Full list of stores closing in September including Poundland and River Island

The Centre for Retail Research predicts 17,349 shops could shut in 2025 with the loss of around 201,953 retail job losses - here are all the major brands closing branches in September

Politics

7 d. ago Philadelphia's mass transit agency says it'll comply with order to restore deep service cuts

Philadelphia’s public transit agency says it'll restore services that it eliminated after a judge ordered it to undo the two-week-old cuts that were challenged in court as discriminatory toward poor and minority communities

Politics

7 d. ago High street beauty chain to close 32 shops with hundreds of job losses

High street beauty chain Bodycare is to shut 32 of its shops across the UK after falling into administration.

Economics

7 d. ago Bodycare to shut 32 stores with 450 job losses after hiring administrators

The chain said it had come under pressure from rising costs, a delayed transition from its online retail platform and cost-of-living pressures.

Politics

7 d. ago Boris Becker bares all: After eight months in prison, tennis icon, 57, reveals £500 poker debt to Romanian criminals, the job he took, dramatic weight loss and how 35

Boris Becker has opened up on his experience while incarcerated in a UK prison and how it 'boils your mind', as he reveals what really went on during his eight months behind bars.

Events

7 d. ago Lloyds bank announces major change impacting thousands of staff

The banking group is changing how it monitors and reviews staff performance, potentially putting thousands of jobs at risk

Politics

8 d. ago Survey reveals high levels of trust in charities but concerns over duplication

However, the nationally representative survey of 1,000 people found that large portions of the population believe there is possible duplication of services and potential for mergers to cut costs and avoid overlaps

Politics

8 d. ago Celtic vs Rangers kick off time switched after major Government alert forces Sky Sports into action

The Glasgow giants face off in a top of the table clash on Sunday at New Douglas Park

Politics

9 d. ago Website of popular beauty retailer with 130 stores shuts down amid administration fears

The potential collapse could trigger job losses and store closures.

Politics

1 week ago Moment police car is flipped over in horror crash on East Lancs Road

The busy route was closed off by emergency services with one man cut free from a car

Events

1 week ago Mexican families losing jobs in their thousands due to Trump tariffs

Mexican people are facing mass layoffs, which are being blamed on Trump’s tariffs

Politics