4 d. ago UK government issues £150 energy bill cut update with some households set to save even more

The Chancellor said she is keeping her promise to get energy bills down and cut the cost of living

Economics

6 d. ago DWP families set for £14,000 bonus in budget bonanza as one type of household qualifies

Families on Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits are set to see a massive increase in payments with larger households in line for a £14,000 payment bump

Economics

7 d. ago Householders told 'make one change to rooms' now as temperatures set to plunge to

Forecasters are predicting freezing rain and bitterly cold temperatures in Scotland

Politics

1 week ago BBC TV licence fee update as next '3.8 per cent' rise 'could be blocked'

The fee had been scheduled to rise once again but that plan has now been thrown into question

Politics

1 week ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should the BBC be allowed to continue charging a compulsory licence fee?

After years of scandals for the BBC culminating in the dramatic resignations of Director-General Tim Davie, the corporation is coming under increasing scrutiny over its mandatory licence fee.

Politics

1 week ago ANDREW NEIL: No amount of arm twisting will stem the tide of licence fee refuseniks

Instead of shining a light through the fog of digital distortion which blights all our efforts to learn the truth, BBC News has become part of the problem, not the solution, writes ANDREW NEIL.

Politics

1 week ago Use our income tax calculator to see how the Budget could affect YOU

HOUSEHOLDS may have been spared by an income tax hike, but there are still plenty of other ways YOUR pocket could be picked in the Budget. A stealth tax raid expected to be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Budget next Wednesday is set to hammer households. Millions of workers and pensioners face being...

Economics

1 week ago BBC loses £1.1 billion as more viewers cancel or evade TV licence fee

The publishing of the report comes after a number of scandals at the BBC in recent months

Economics

1 week ago BBC loses £1.1billion as millions of homes refuse to pay the licence fee amid 'bias' storm

The BBC lost more £1.1billion last year as a one in eight households refused to pay the licence fee. While 3.6million households simply said they did not want to use the BBC's services.

Economics

1 week ago Ofgem confirms household energy bills set to rise slightly from New Year’s Day

The slight increase will see monthly energy bills go up by around 28 pence from January 1.

Economics

1 week ago Households set to learn of slight energy bill drop from January

Experts at Cornwall Insight have said they expect Ofgem’s price cap to drop by 1% because of lower wholesale energy prices.

Science

1 week ago BBC missed out on £1.1 billion in unpaid licence fee payments last year, report reveals

The publishing of the report comes after a number of scandals at the BBC in recent months

Economics

1 week ago Bias, climate alarmism, and why the BBC licence fee's days are numbered

As the BBC’s Royal Charter comes up for renewal, a review of the funding model is long overdue

Events

1 week ago Chaotic moment Household Cavalry horse bolts through Green Park in central London

This is the moment a military horse bolts through Green Park in central London during a celebratory 41-gun salute to mark the 77th birthday of King Charles.

Politics

1 week ago Chaotic moment Household Cavalry horse bolts through Green Park in central London after being set loose

This is the moment a military horse bolts through Green Park in central London after being set loose during a celebratory 41-gun salute to mark the 77th birthday of King Charles.

Politics

2 w. ago BBC Clothes Show star Jeff Banks boycotts licence fee and accuses 'extremely biased' corporation of harassing him with 'threatening' letters

The acclaimed fashion designer has turned on his former employer, as he reveals that he has cancelled his licence fee and has no desire to engage with BBC content.

Events

2 w. ago Nigel Farage: It's time to end the BBC's 'appallingly regressive' licence fee

Nigel Farage branded the broadcaster 'rotten to the core', claiming it has become a 'byword for sleaze, hypocrisy, arrogance, anti-Semitism and worse' as it fights for its future.

Politics

2 w. ago NIGEL FARAGE: It's a lie to say Reform wants to abolish the BBC. But we DO want to scrap the licence fee

For years, the flawed BBC has lurched from crisis to crisis, scandal to scandal, writes NIGEL FARAGE. In truth, the organisation is rotten to the core.

Politics

2 w. ago Elon Musk's Grok turns on billionaire creator and issues warning over AI plans

Grok, the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk, has turned on its billionaire creator and issued a warning over his xAI plans, as well as encouraging people to ditch the BBC licence fee

Events

2 w. ago Price rises set to cool in reprieve for households after September peak

Most economists think the rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation will have fallen in October.

Politics