34 h. ago Urgent reminder issued to millions of households on benefits set to get £150 off energy bills this winter

Millions of household on means-tested benefits will receive a discount on their energy bills this winter

Economics

37 h. ago The national debt has reached a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports

Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ set to ramp up government borrowing even further

Economics

37 h. ago Billy Ocean Glasgow Kelvingrove Bandstand Stage Times: Gig set times, support, weather forecast, tickets, setlist

One of the world’s biggest singing stars is in Scotland this week.

Politics

6 d. ago Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons shoppers 'set to lose £290 before end of 2025'

Supermarket shoppers for the likes of Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons are set to fork out an additional £290 on their grocery bills as the Bank of England forecasts food cost inflation

Economics

7 d. ago Wealthier areas set to pay more council tax under new plans: Will you be affected?

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is mulling an overhaul of the council tax system to allocate more money to deprived areas.

Economics

9 d. ago Bill and Hillary Clinton dates set for House probe on Ghislaine Maxwell ties

Top DOJ and FBI officials Comey, Barr and Garland among those also subpoenaed as Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case is pursued by Congress

Politics

9 d. ago BP to launch fresh business review just months after ‘fundamental reset’ fell flat

Review to follow arrival of new chair Albert Manifold as oil major moves to placate restless investors

Economics

1 week ago World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the LancetPlastics are a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to human and planetary health, a new expert review has warned. The world is in a “plastics crisis”, it concluded, which is causing disease and death from infancy to old age and is responsible for at least $1.5tn (£1.1tn) a year in health-related damages.The driver of the crisis is a huge acceleration of plastic production, which has increased by more than 200 times since 1950 and is set to almost triple again to more than a billion tonnes a year by 2060. While plastic has many important uses, the most rapid increase has been in the production of single-use plastics, such as drinks bottles and fast-food containers. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago From scrapping Ofwat to mandatory meters – what does the landmark water review recommend?

The once-in-a-generation review says the water industry is ‘failing to deliver’

Politics

3 w. ago Major review calls for Ofwat to be scrapped as water bills set to soar 30% in next five years

Sir Jon Cunliffe’s review recommended scrapping Ofwat

Politics

3 w. ago New ‘powerful’ water regulator to replace ‘failed’ Ofwat in drive to ‘reset’ sector

Environment secretary backs Cunliffe review’s plan to end sewage scandals and financial mismanagement and ‘change the whole system’ in England and Wales• Business live – updatesA new, “powerful” water regulator should replace Ofwat, the Drinking Water Inspectorate and the Environment Agency to “reset” a sector tarnished by scandals over sewage spills and financial mismanagement, a major review has recommended.The government is expected to adopt the recommendation for England and Wales made in the review it commissioned from Sir Jon Cunliffe, a former deputy governor of the Bank of England, which was released on Monday. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Landmark review calls for Ofwat to be scrapped in favour of powerful single regulator

Sir Jon Cunliffe’s review recommended scrapping Ofwat

Politics

3 w. ago Huge changes to water companies set out this week will 'make bills fair'

Ministers have told firms they must do more if they want to restore public trust - as complaints continue to rise and half of Brits feel they’re being ripped off.

Politics

3 w. ago Celtic in Sky Sports festive fixture shake up as Dundee derby set for TV double billing

The broadcasting giants have announced their latest Premiership TV picks

Politics

3 w. ago Martin Lewis on why you should take this one urgent action on energy bills now

He has warned that change is on the way for your energy bills with the price cap set to rise, but there is something you can do to mitigate that

Science

4 w. ago Coronation Street 'to kill off' Billy as fans 'work out' his murderer is someone he knows

Coronation Street fans have been left convinced they know who will murder Billy Mayhew after it was reported that the character is set to be killed off in 'explosive scenes'

Events

4 w. ago Coronation Street 'set to resurrect' beloved character in Billy Mayhew 'death' plot

Coronation Street's Billy Mayhew is reportedly getting killed off later this year

Events

4 w. ago BBC Strictly star announces big TV job after time on show ends

Chris McCausland is set to front a pilot for a new TV show billed as The Easiest Quiz Show In The World, it has been reported

Culture

4 w. ago Coronation Street Billy's death 'confirmed' as someone on cobbles is 'set to kill him off'

Coronation Street fans have been left convinced they know who will murder Billy Mayhew in an 'explosive' exit storyline

Events

last month Mark Zuckerberg to invest hundreds of billions into AI that can outperform humans

Mark Zuckerberg has revealed Meta Platforms is set to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into constructing vast AI data centers, aiming to achieve superintelligence.

Economics