56 h. ago Household Support Fund 2025: UK families urged to apply for cost of living support payment before deadlines

Many councils are offering one-off payments — check what you could get where you live 🧾

Economics

4 d. ago Norway MPs reject call to stop wealth fund investing in occupied Palestinian territories

Parliament votes against divestment proposal after tearful speeches in chamber and protests outsidePoliticians in Norway have rejected calls to stop investing its sovereign wealth fund – the largest in the world – in the occupied Palestinian territories despite emotional scenes inside and outside parliament.The £1.4tn oil fund, which is run by Norges Bank according to rules set by MPs, is the largest European investor in Israel’s occupation. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Norway MPs reject call to stop wealth fund investing in Israeli

Parliament votes against divestment proposal after tearful speeches in chamber and protests outsidePoliticians in Norway have rejected calls to stop investing its sovereign wealth fund – the largest in the world – in the occupied Palestinian territories despite emotional scenes inside and outside parliament.The £1.4tn oil fund, which is run by Norges Bank according to rules set by MPs, is the largest European investor in Israel’s occupation. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago UK politics live: Starmer accused of chaos after Reeves gives winter fuel payment U

Tory leader insists PM should apologise to pensioners ahead of reversing unpopular policy

Politics

5 d. ago UK households urged to apply for new £300 cost of living payment

The money is being issued as part of the Household Support Fund, which is a pot of cash that is distributed by local councils to struggling or vulnerable residents

Economics

1 week ago Households can apply for new £200 cost of living payment in days

Birmingham Council will supply £ 200 cost of living payments to households in financial hardship. Applications for help are currently closed but will reopen in June

Economics

1 week ago Families urged by hospitals 'do not call to ask about loved ones' after Liverpool parade crash

Liverpool's NHS hospitals have asked families not to call to ask about their loved ones

Events

2 w. ago Chris Packham accuses government bill of being a ‘licence to destroy nature’

The Nature Restoration Fund came under the microscope during a talk at the 2025 Hay Festival of Literature and Arts

Politics

2 w. ago Angela Rayner 'urges Rachel Reeves to strip child benefits for middle

The Labour Deputy Prime Minister urged the treasury to 'claw back' the benefit from families where the top earner's annual salary was somewhere between £50,000 and £80,000, The Telegraph first reported.

Politics

2 w. ago Thousands to get £100 in cost of living help as scheme reopens

In the recent extension of the Household Support Fund scheme, Hartlepool Council received £1.75million in funding and recently confirmed how it planned to spend it

Economics

2 w. ago UK politics live: Reeves defends ‘necessary’ winter fuel payment cuts amid speculation over U

Senior government figures are in talks about whether to U-turn on the chancellor’s winter fuel cuts within weeks

Politics

2 w. ago Aldi’s Scottish Sport Fund offers Glasgow and West of Scotland clubs the chance to access £2,500 of funding

Aldi’s Scottish Sport Fund 2025 has returned for its tenth year, giving local sports clubs in Glasgow and the West of Scotland the opportunity to receive a share of £50,000 in funding.

Economics

3 w. ago UK households eligible for new cost of living support worth up to £500

The money is being distributed by Worcestershire County Council as part of the Household Support Fund scheme - we explain the full list of eligibility

Economics

3 w. ago Alexa Chung puts on a racy display in a blue sheer PVC dress as she attends Vogue event in London

Alexa Chung turned heads at the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund Winner Announcement 2025, held at the five-star hotel The London EDITION on Tuesday. 

Politics

3 w. ago PIP cuts could devastate lives of 'horrified' claimants, Labour MP warns

Labour MP Imran Hussain told Work and Pensions Secretary the planned cuts to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefits could 'devastate lives' of claimants

Events

3 w. ago UK windfall tax can fund switch to green jobs for North Sea oil workers – report

Exclusive: Campaigners call for energy profits levy to be made permanent to enable ‘just transition’ from fossil fuelsMaking permanent the UK’s windfall tax on oil and gas producers would generate enough cash to enable North Sea workers to move to green jobs, research has found.Cutting current subsidies to fossil fuel producers would free up yet more funds to spend on the shift to a low-carbon economy, according to the report. Continue reading...

Economics