16 h. ago Landlord who scammed £130k to buy properties faces bid to claw money back

Fraudster Raza Hussain exploited a scheme to help first-time buyers by conning the Scottish Government into handing him nearly £50,000. He also duped a bank into giving him another £80,000.

Economics

26 h. ago South London neighbourhood to get £20 million in funding under government scheme

Residents in New Addington are being asked to decide how the money should be spent

Economics

3 d. ago Mega new town is coming to UK with 25,000 homes being built under new plans

A HUGE new town, with up to 25,000 homes is set to be built in in the UK, as part of a government scheme. The ambitious plans are set to ease Britain's housing crisis, and the project is expected to create 30,000 jobs. The Brabazon development, in South Gloucestershire is set to become a "thriving new...

Politics

4 d. ago Nearly half a million people on Universal Credit receive bonus payment of up to £1,200 this year

Almost 40,000 Scottish households have joined the UK Government's Help to Save scheme.

Economics

6 d. ago Letters to be sent to more than 9,000 UK people in new government scheme

At least 9,200 students will receive letters from current university students with similar upbringings

Politics

7 d. ago 'I don't trust this government with anything, never mind my personal data'

The M.E.N asked people in Manchester city centre what they think of the government's digital ID scheme

Politics

7 d. ago Confusion reigns over Starmer's digital ID cards drive as minister dismisses civil liberties fears by saying they WON'T be compulsory... unless you want a job

The Prime Minister is set to officially unveil his 'dystopian' scheme in London today as his Government scrambles to curb illegal migration.

Politics

7 d. ago Keir Starmer faces demands to clarify how controversial digital ID scheme will actually work as unanswered questions mount up after ministers said they WON'T be mandatory for Brits

The Prime Minister is set to officially unveil his 'dystopian' scheme in London today as his Government scrambles to curb illegal migration.

Politics

7 d. ago First NHS sites join schools installing solar panels under Government scheme

Five NHS sites and 11 more schools are getting panels installed under a £180m Great British Energy investment.

Politics

8 d. ago How digital ID card scheme works and why UK Government say it is needed

The digital ID card could potentially "become a familiar feature of daily life for everyone in the country".

Politics

8 d. ago Wealthy investors from US, China and Hong Kong top applications for New Zealand’s ‘golden visa’ scheme

Since new rules for the Active Investor Plus visa came into effect in April, applicant numbers have almost tripledWealthy investors from the US, China and Hong Kong are the leaders in applications for New Zealand’s “golden visas” after the government relaxed the scheme’s requirements in a bid to boost the flagging economy.The new rules for the Active Investor Plus visa came into effect in April and lowered investment thresholds, removed English-language requirements and cut the amount of time applicants must spend in the country to establish residency from three years to three weeks. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago I sought to protect an immigrant legal client. Instead, I’m facing Trump’s new sanctions

I appear to be the first attorney targeted in a scheme that calls on federal agencies to accuse lawyers of unethical conductOn Memorial Day weekend 2025, a woman frantically called to tell me her husband was being removed to Laos late that night, with only hours of notice. Though I’m a solo practitioner with limited resources, I took the case pro bono because my values drive me to help indigent clients. I was aware of the government’s catch-me-if-you-can scheme to move detainees around without notice to escape court oversight, but I felt prepared for the challenge because I’m also an independent legal scholar who published a practice guide to help lawyers navigate habeas corpus actions for immigrant clients.Though I secured an order from the northern district of Texas explicitly preventing my client’s removal from the United States, he was nevertheless put on an international flight around 1am on Memorial Day. After a restless night making calls and sending emails, I went on a hike ...

Events

1 week ago Desperate Chancellor hopes Gatwick expansion can help revive ailing economy but second runway won't operate until 2029

Rachel Reeves has hailed the scheme getting the go-ahead from the government, saying it means 'thousands more jobs and billions more in investment'.

Politics

1 week ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Keir Starmer's 'one in, one out' migrants scheme already a failure?

The Labour Government finally started its 'one in, one out' scheme of sending a small proportion of migrants arriving in dinghies back across the Channel this week.

Events

2 w. ago Second migrant makes High Court challenge over removal to France

It comes after an Eritrean man was given a temporary block from being deported to France under the Government’s one in, one out scheme on Tuesday.

Events

2 w. ago New call for national free travel pass on public transport for all NHS workers

The UK Government did not rule out future changes to the concessionary travel scheme on public transport.

Sport

2 w. ago Eritrean man wins High Court bid to block removal in latest blow to Government's ‘one in, one out’ drive

Ministers agreed the pilot scheme with the French government in July as part of efforts to deter the number of arrivals by small boat crossings

Politics

2 w. ago Starmer suffers blow as High Court rules man cannot be deported to France

The Home Office has suffered a blow after a High Court ruling that an Eritrean man will not be deported to France on Wednesday under the Government's "one in, one out" scheme

Events

2 w. ago Man wins High Court bid to block removal to France under ‘one in, one out’ drive

Ministers agreed the pilot scheme with the French government in July as part of efforts to deter the number of arrivals by small boat crossings.

Events

2 w. ago Alexander Dennis: Scottish Government provides £4m furlough scheme to keep bus firm in Scotland

Ministers said they would “leave no stone unturned” in securing the future of the firm in Scotland.

Economics