5 h. ago Homes with benefits: visas and low living costs are on offer in these overseas spots

These overseas destinations offer some serious benefits for home buyers

Economics

1 week ago British food and drink industry call on EU to ‘reset’ trade ties

Retailers and food producers offer to help efforts reduce ‘unnecessary red tape’ costing industry billions of poundsMore than a dozen of Britain’s biggest retailers and food producers, including Marks & Spencer, J Sainsbury and Asda, have called on the EU to reduce checks on food and drink crossing the Channel and Irish Sea, which they say are costing billions of pounds.Ahead of a summit on 19 May that is hoped to “reset” trade ties five years on from Brexit, they are urging politicians to hammer out a deal on sanitary and phytosanitary checks. They hope this would include a veterinary agreement and would harmonise food safety rules or recognise them as equivalent. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Foreign students sue Trump officials over revoked visas as 1,000 affected

Actions by state department to terminate students’ legal status place them at risk of deportation and detentionUS politics live – latest updatesSeveral international students who have had their visas revoked in recent weeks have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them due process when it suddenly took away their permission to be in the US.The actions by the federal government to terminate students’ legal status have left hundreds of scholars at risk of detention and deportation. Their schools range from private universities such as Harvard and Stanford to large public institutions such as the University of Maryland and Ohio State University, to some small liberal arts colleges. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago DWP Easter Bank Holiday payment dates and rises for benefits and pensions in April 2025

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage all rose in April

Economics

2 w. ago April 2025 Easter weekend payment dates for benefits and pensions

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage all rose in April

Economics

2 w. ago Walnuts for breakfast could improve brain function throughout the day, study suggests

Walnuts are rich in fatty acids and polyphenols which may inmprove how the brain performs

Politics

2 w. ago UK government under fire from SNP for 'devastating' cut to refugee child benefits

The UK government has cut child benefits for refugee families, in a move branded “worrying” by the SNP.

Events

3 w. ago MPs could vote on benefit cuts before knowing full details, Starmer says

Labour says its welfare reforms are designed to help people into work – but MPs might have to take that on faith

Politics

3 w. ago Starmer: MPs could vote on benefit cuts before knowing how they could help

Labour says its welfare reforms are designed to help people into work – but MPs might have to take that on faith

Politics

3 w. ago 'Transform' your hair overnight with Stacey Solomon's new £20 lavender

The Dose 3.0 Sleep Serum Hair Oil from REHAB is currently on offer thanks to a 20% discount, pulling its original cost down from £26 to £20.80

Economics

4 w. ago April 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as bills go up for millions

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage will all rise from April

Economics