10 h. ago Reeves faces welfare revolt after Labour rebels rejected an 'olive branch' designed to head off a Commons mutiny over benefit cuts

The Chancellor is facing a ferocious backlash from her own MPs over plans to trim £5 billion from the benefits bill.

Politics

10 h. ago Millions of patients to be treated by GPs instead of hospitals under radical reforms to cut NHS waiting list

NHS bosses claim half of the 135 million hospital outpatient appointments every year are 'pointless' and follow-ups and consultations could instead be done in high-street surgeries.

Science

21 h. ago Scottish pensioners lose court challenge over winter fuel payment cuts after 'irrational' argument

Pensioners Peter and Florence Fanning had sought to challenge the decisions made by government ministers over the winter fuel payment.

Economics

26 h. ago Ministers on ‘resignation watch list’ over benefit cuts, Harman reveals

There are fears more than 100 Labour MPs could rebel against the welfare cuts

Politics

42 h. ago UK’s FTSE 100 share index hits record closing high despite economy shrinking in April – business live

UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April, biggest fall since October 2023, as trade with the US slumped.. but FTSE 100 ends at new record closeFull story: UK economy shrinks by 0.3% as as exports hit by Trump trade warNicholas Hyett, Investment Manager at Wealth Club, blames “a cocktail of headwinds to growth” for the 0.3% fall in UK GDP in April.Hyett says:In the very short term the change to Stamp Duty rules have put the legal and property services on ice - with legal activities down 10.2% month-on-month.New barriers to trade with the US and changes to employment costs, from a higher living wage and increased national insurance contributions, are a longer term challenge.“The 0.3% m/m fall in real GDP in April supports our view that the strength in Q1 was unsustainable. This won’t prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates next Thursday. But it is one more piece of news pointing to another cut in August.”We still expect the Bank Rate to be maintained at 4.25% in the June meeting, t...

Economics

46 h. ago 'Sheer incompetence': John Swinney urged to cut taxes amid £1.1bn economic performance gap

The Scottish Conservatives say the First Minister should cut taxes following the Chancellor’s spending review.

Economics

47 h. ago Largest ever plunge in UK exports to US as Trump tariffs hurt growth; dollar hits three

UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April, biggest fall since October 2023, as trade with the US slumpedFull story: UK economy shrinks by 0.3% as as exports hit by Trump trade warNicholas Hyett, Investment Manager at Wealth Club, blames “a cocktail of headwinds to growth” for the 0.3% fall in UK GDP in April.Hyett says:In the very short term the change to Stamp Duty rules have put the legal and property services on ice - with legal activities down 10.2% month-on-month.New barriers to trade with the US and changes to employment costs, from a higher living wage and increased national insurance contributions, are a longer term challenge.“The 0.3% m/m fall in real GDP in April supports our view that the strength in Q1 was unsustainable. This won’t prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates next Thursday. But it is one more piece of news pointing to another cut in August.”We still expect the Bank Rate to be maintained at 4.25% in the June meeting, to allow still troubling earnings growth ...

Politics

48 h. ago Reeves slaps down Sadiq Khan for saying Met Police will have to impose cuts after spending review

London mayor Sir Sadiq warns the capital will have fewer officers in a rare ‘red on red’ clash with the Labour chancellor

Events

60 h. ago Aldi is cutting prices on hundreds of items to help consumers deal with ‘sticker shock’ in the rest of the world

Aldi is cutting the prices of over 400 items this summer amid nationwide price hikes.

Economics

67 h. ago Civil service job cuts, AI and flogging off Government property at heart of Rachel Reeves' bid to find £14billion a year in Whitehall savings

The Office for Value for Money, established by Rachel Reeves last October, has worked with each Government department to find where they can save cash.

Economics

68 h. ago Business news live: FTSE 100 rises towards new record high, Google staff cuts latest

Market reaction and business news ahead of the government’s spending review

Events

69 h. ago Loose Women star's 'humiliation' as she sells possessions amid worries about ITV job cuts

Loose Women was one of a number of shows that was hit by the announcement that ITV would be axing a number of shows and staff, leaving Kaye Adams worried

Politics

2 d. ago Google offers buyouts to staff in latest round of cost cutting

Google has offered buyouts to staff in several divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting, according to reports from several news outlets

Economics

2 d. ago GMB's Kate Garraway reveals terrifying moment ITV staff rushed her to hospital over heart attack fears

Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway has revealed the moment she feared she was having a heart attack just before going live on air

Events

3 d. ago ITV drops luxury segment on This Morning for being in ‘bad taste’ amid ongoing cuts

Andi Peters and Jeff Brazier will no longer be sent on luxury holidays abroad to promote ITV’s competitions

Politics

3 d. ago Brad Pitt 'cuts ties with two of his kids' after bitter divorce from Angelina

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie share a brood of six: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne. He is reportedly cutting ties with two of his children

Politics

3 d. ago Massive power cut hits British holiday hotspot with 'entire Spanish island left without electricity'

Spain's national grid has confirmed that power had been fully restored to the Canary Islands hotspot within three hours, after the blackout affected some 82,000 people.

Events

3 d. ago Trump team considering cutting education funding to California as fight with Newsom grows

It’s not the first time the president has threatened to withhold federal funding from the state

Politics

3 d. ago Independent Scotland would cut ties with Israel over Gaza, claims Stephen Flynn

Flynn said and other SNP MPs were "deeply, deeply upset and angry about what’s happened in Gaza".

Politics

3 d. ago Anger and confusion in community cut off from mountainside as gates remain in place

People in Cwmparc had hoped that the controversial gates would be taken down after the council ordered their removal, but there has been a new twist

Politics