72 m. ago Voices: I know how to get sick and disabled people back to work

The government’s proposed ‘ruthless’ cuts to the welfare payments won’t fix our broken benefits system, says disability rights campaigner Kamran Mallick – instead, some targeted investments would actually pay dividends

Politics

1 hour ago Chancellor urged to safeguard disability benefits from welfare reform cuts

A number of charities have written to Rachel Reeves arguing that hundreds of thousands of disabled households could be pushed into poverty otherwise.

Politics

4 h. ago Government will ‘stretch every sinew’ to get young people into work – minister

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said one in eight young people of working age were not in employment or educational training.

Politics

7 h. ago Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows

Campaigners say funding halt is a ‘staggering blow’ to vulnerable nations and to efforts to keep heating below 1.5CDonald Trump’s withdrawal of US overseas aid will almost decimate global climate finance from the developed world, data shows, with potentially devastating impacts on vulnerable nations.The US was responsible last year for about $8 in every $100 that flowed from the rich world to developing countries, to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the impacts of extreme weather, according to data from the analyst organisation Carbon Brief. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago More support for people in ill health to stay in work ‘could save UK £1bn’

Commission for Healthier Working Lives warns against cutting benefits and calls for proactive route for 8m affectedProviding more support for people in ill health to stay in work could save the UK government more than £1bn, according to a report warning ministers against cutting benefits.As the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, looks for savings before the 26 March spring statement, the cross-sector Commission for Healthier Working Lives has called for a new approach to supporting the 8 million people in Britain with a work-limiting health condition. Continue reading...

Economics

10 h. ago Readers' letters: Rachel Reeves doesn't need to cut benefits

A reader says the German solution to funding defence and infrastructure spending suggests benefit cuts should not be necessary

Politics

14 h. ago DWP to change benefits system with huge crackdown on unemployment benefits

DWP Secretary Liz Kendall will unveil a major shake-up to the welfare system this week as the UK's unemployment rate hits 9.3 million - the new system will see those who have never worked have to wait longer for benefits

Politics

15 h. ago Labour MP warns against ‘draconian cuts’ ahead of expected welfare reforms

Reforms to the welfare system are expected ahead of the Spring Statement at the end of this month.

Events

18 h. ago Mum's fury as toddler left with huge scar after 'accidental' cut during operation

Talisha Brookshaw says she was not told the full extent of the error made by the operating team at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool

Politics

23 h. ago Plan to 'change sickness benefits checks' to slash the welfare bill

Ministers are planning to ramp up the number of routine checks on sickness benefits claimants as Chancellor Rachel Reeves looks at ways to cut the welfare bill

Economics

43 h. ago Scandal of the sick: Ill and disabled benefit claimants die waiting for vital payments

Exclusive: One man has been waiting for almost three years to receive the benefit and finally won a battle to be reassessed – but he’s still waiting

Events

53 h. ago Minister pledges ‘best start’ for young women on International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is marked on March 8.

Politics

53 h. ago We live next to Gatwick and are terrified we'll have our homes ripped from beneath our feet and demolished so Rachel Reeves can build her second runway

Crawley residents have blasted the Labour government which last week signalled that the plans would be approved, if environmental concerns could be met.

Society

61 h. ago Government's £6billion benefits crackdown: Sick and disabled face huge cuts as Rachel Reeves scrambles to curb soaring welfare bill

Some £5billion of the savings will come from making it harder for people to qualify for Personal Independence Payments - a benefit designed to help with the extra costs caused by disabilities.

Economics

62 h. ago UK house prices fall by 0.1 per cent amid uncertainties over Ukraine war and Trump tariff threats

The fall comes at a worrying time for a fragile housing market that faces stamp duty hikes being introduced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves next month.

Events

63 h. ago Axed Emmerdale star 'takes cryptic swipe at soap' after their character was brutally killed off amid huge cast cull and budget cuts at ITV

An axed Emmerdale star has reportledy taken a cryptic swipe at the soap after being their character was brutally axed last month.

Events

65 h. ago Labour told benefits ‘not a lifestyle choice’ as Reeves refuses to rule out PIP cut

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to cut welfare spending in her Spring Statement later this month

Politics

68 h. ago 'Rachel Reeves must make space for nature alongside new roads, railways and homes'

Spring is nearly here, but as we admire nature's greenery, it's time to think about what more we need to do to reconnect with the natural world, writes Hilary McGrady, Director General of the National Trust

Politics

3 d. ago Emmerdale are flogging memorabilia for 99p after show was hit by budget cuts and redundancies at ITV

Emmerdale are reportedly flogging soap memorabilia on eBay for as little as 99p amid ongoing budget cuts at ITV and huge cast culls.

Culture

3 d. ago ‘Broken’ welfare system holding people and economy back – Number 10

Downing Street said there has been an ‘unsustainable rise in welfare spending’ and reforms will be set out in ‘the coming weeks’.

Economics