35 h. ago Job vacancies fall to lowest level in 2025 as Reeves urged to deliver a ‘pro

Consultancy, press relations and marketing among fields showing sharp drop in roles

Society

59 h. ago Sunak urges Reeves to build more fiscal headroom in next UK Budget

Former prime minister joins Jeremy Hunt in pressing chancellor to break free of debt ‘doom loop’

Politics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves urged to freeze whisky duty in Budget to save jobs

The call was made by the GMB trade union ahead of November's Budget.

Politics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves urged to hike taxes on HOLIDAYS at the Budget with new green levies on flights to plug £30billion black hole

The Chancellor should consider a range of levies on aviation to ensure the sector pays 'its fair share' towards Britain's Net Zero targets, according to a new report.

Economics

5 d. ago Homicides fall to lowest level since police records began in 2003

Some 518 offences were recorded in the year to June, a decrease of 6% from the previous 12-month-period.

Events

8 d. ago What do we learn from Epstein and Andrew? There’s a level of power at which right and wrong no longer exist | Zoe Williams

Prince Andrew has finally decided to give up his titles – but we have known the shape of the allegations against him for years. Why was there a collective decision to look away?On the eve of the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s book Nobody’s Girl, released six months after her death from despair, Buckingham Palace is apparently braced for fresh revelations. Many MPs are calling for a change in the law, to give King Charles or a parliamentary committee the power to remove royal titles, with Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central, pleading with parliament to take seriously this opportunity to “address the wrongs of history and to ensure that the voices of victims and survivors are really heard and acted upon”. A source at the palace told the BBC they expected “more days of pain ahead”.Getting ahead of these “days of pain”, Prince Andrew – he continues to hold the title he was born with – announced last Friday that he was relinquishing his use of “Duke of York” and “KG”, knig...

Politics

8 d. ago M&S boss urges Rachel Reeves to 'change course' to escape 'economic doom loop' of high taxes and weak growth

n a stinking rebuke ahead of next month's Budget, Stuart Machin hit out at the Chancellor's 'catastrophic' £25billion increase in national insurance and called for 'no more' tax hikes.

Economics

9 d. ago Rachel Reeves urged to hike tax on banks’ 'bumper profits' to raise cash

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being urged to increase tax on banks’ 'bumper profits' to raise investment for Britain's strugglinh hospitals, schools and local councils.

Economics

1 week ago Charities urge Rachel Reeves to avoid 'new tax' on most vulnerable

A group of 15 charities and firms, including Disability Rights UK, have written to the Chancellor over their concerns, warning it will make essential travel unaffordable

Politics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves urged to fix 'broken system' in Budget as councils stuck in bailout cycle

Council spending for this year has already put many local authorities under pressure

Politics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves urged to show 'restraint' as fears grow Scots face more tax rises

The Scottish Retail Consortium said Ms Reeves’ focus should be on restraint, while the Federation of Small Businesses called for the VAT threshold to be raised for small businesses

Politics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves urged to show 'restraint' ahead of next month's Budget

The Scottish Retail Consortium said Ms Reeves’ focus should be on restraint, while the Federation of Small Businesses called for the VAT threshold to be raised for small businesses

Politics

1 week ago Good Morning Britain delivers urgent update on Rachel Reeves leaving viewers ragging

Good Morning Britain covered Chancellor Rachel Reeves' arrival in Washington for meetings at the International Monetary Fund, as many Britons continue to struggle with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Politics

2 w. ago Reeves urged to overhaul tax system and hike levies in breach of manifesto

Tax experts said the fiscal backdrop to the Chancellor’s November Budget is ‘desperate’.

Politics

2 w. ago Fintech and AI drive London finance job vacancy growth in Q3, recruiter says By Reuters

Fintech and AI drive London finance job vacancy growth in Q3, recruiter says By Reuters  Investing.com

Economics

2 w. ago Fintech and AI drive London finance job vacancy growth in Q3, recruiter says

Fintech and AI drive London finance job vacancy growth in Q3, recruiter says  Reuters

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves urged to rule out pension tax raid as thousands sign petition

Rachel Reeves is under growing pressure to rule out a pensions tax raid ahead of the Budget.

Economics

3 w. ago Andy Burnham drops 'wealth tax' bombshell with another huge demand

The Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham warned local government’s finances were on questionable 'foundations', and also urged the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to consider a wealth tax

Events

3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Putin warns of ‘new level of escalation’ if Tomahawk missiles supplied to Kyiv

Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells European leaders that Moscow’s war ‘was never just about Ukraine’. What we know on day 1,318See all our Ukraine war overageRussian president Vladimir Putin has warned that supplying US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would lead to a “whole new level of escalation”, including in relations between Moscow and Washington. Responding to questions at a forum in Sochi, Putin said it would not change the situation on the battlefield, where the Russian army is making slow but steady advances.The Trump administration’s desire to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine may not be viable because current inventories are committed to the US navy and other uses, Reuters reported a US official and three sources as saying. The US may look into allowing European allies to buy other long-range weapons and supply them to Ukraine but Tomahawks were unlikely, the official said, questioning the feasibility of providing the cruise missiles with a range of 2,500km (1,550 miles) and suggesti...

Events

3 w. ago 'Enough is enough!': Tesco boss urges Rachel Reeves to avoid tax hikes

The boss of Tesco has warned the Chancellor that 'enough is enough' amid fears of more tax rises as the supermarket upgraded its annual profits.

Economics