3 d. ago Hundreds of thousands of pensioners are hit with unexpected tax bills after threshold freeze as Labour clobbers older Britons even more with winter fuel allowance

HMRC issued some 1.32million 'simple assessments' to pensioners in the 2023/24 tax year, dragging more into taxable thresholds in a case of 'fiscal drag'.

Economics

4 d. ago Safety alert issued for crash death bus station where drivers 'fail to let pedestrians cross the road'

Health and Safety Executive sends TfL another warning about Walthamstow bus station, where a pensioner was killed by double decker

Events

8 d. ago Pupil celebrate STEM achievements at Robert Gordon University

An awards and exhibition event was held on 13th May 2025 in Aberdeen, which showcased and celebrated local school pupils across Scotland North for their engineering ideas submitted to the Primary Engineer annual UK STEM competition.

Culture

9 d. ago SNP accuses Keir Starmer of 'lying down' for Nigel Farage over immigration as Reform close in on Labour

The SNP government has hit out as Labour for pandering to Reform UK on immigration.

Politics

2 w. ago Cardiff Council fears bus franchising plans could hit school transport

The Bus Service (Wales) Bill is aimed at improving public transport across the country, but Cardiff Council is worried about potential unintended consequences

Events

2 w. ago Sadiq Khan 'sends in the bulldozers' for London's Green Belt: Anger as Mayor says homes could be built on 'low quality' land to hit Labour's targets

In a shift of position, Sadiq Khan is using a speech to argue that brownfield site alone cannot meet the capital's needs.

Events

2 w. ago Don't Let It Be! Son of legendary Beatles producer demands Labour 'listen to artists' as he joins Mail campaign against controversial AI proposals

Giles Martin used Artificial Intelligence to 'reunite' The Beatles for the John Lennon hit Now And Then two years ago, but warns Labour 's plan for the technology 'makes no sense at all'.

Politics

2 w. ago £3 bus fare cap to be scaled back as passengers could face price hikes

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander refused to commit to the £3 bus fare cap outside London remaining in place from 2026 - saying it only covers one in six journeys

Economics

2 w. ago Nigel Farage’s Reform UK storms to record poll high as both Labour and the Tories hit six

The latest YouGov survey put Reform on 29%, up three points on last week

Events

2 w. ago El Salvador president orders arrest of of bus company heads for defying free transport order

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has ordered police via social media to arrest five heads of bus companies in the Central American country after they defied his order to offer free transport for a week due to a highway closure

Politics

3 w. ago Labour hit out as free bus transport axed for most vulnerable pupils in North Ayrshire

Anger at removal of free transport for vulnerable pupils

Events

3 w. ago Scots youngsters to have bus passes removed if they misbehave on public transport

John Swinney said work is under way to develop a system that would strip under-22s of their entitlement following repeated bad behaviour.

Politics

3 w. ago New plan for almost all English homes could cut energy bills by £1,000

The government will reportedly compel developers to make the changes as standard on the vast majority of new-build homes by 2027, as part of Labour's drive to hit net-zero targets and cut household energy costs

Economics

3 w. ago Stephen Flynn mocks Labour by urging Keir Starmer to campaign in Hamilton by

The SNP Westminster made the call to the PM directly after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said he did not expect Starmer to hit the campaign trail

Politics

4 w. ago TfL pledges 'better support' for asylum seekers applying for travel discounts

Commitment comes as Sadiq Khan’s transport deputy says the mayor is determined ‘to help vulnerable Londoners travel across our city’

Events

4 w. ago Speed limits to be cut in 'many' more London streets as TfL funds new cycle and bus lanes and e

£87m for borough projects - but 14 councils don’t get a penny for ‘safer streets’

Politics