3 h. ago Hidden sugar in supermarket coffee and milkshakes ranked as expert gives dire warning

The government may extend the sugar tax to milkshakes and lattes sold in supermarkets as they look into high-sugar milky drinks, both dairy and plant-based, in a new scheme

Events

6 h. ago Voices: Poll of the day: Is the UK’s sugar tax an effective way of tackling obesity and improving public health?

Have your say: Is the sugar tax just adding to your grocery bill? The government wants to extend the levy to milkshakes and lattes, claiming it protects children’s health – but critics say it’s hitting families hard

Politics

8 h. ago Milkshakes and lattes among 203 drinks that could soon get more expensive in new government plans

Ministers have proposed extending a sugar tax that covers fizzy drinks to pre-packaged milk drinks

Politics

4 w. ago Thousands of drivers hit with major car tax change from today – here’s who’s affected

Government’s expensive car supplement applies to EVs over £40,000. Vauxhall is first to drop prices

Events

last month Government asks MP watchdog to review expenses rules after £900 ‘pet rent’ claim

Dan Jarvis said the Government would urge the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to change expenses rules.

Politics

last month Labour MP expensed £900 ‘pet rent’ so dog could stay at second home

Taiwo Owatemi, a Government whip and the MP for Coventry North West, made the expenses claim in August last year.

Society