66 h. ago Police 'won't prioritise phone thefts and shoplifting' with fewer bobbies on the beat as a result of Rachel Reeves' spending review, sources claim

The Chancellor's plans for a 2.3 per cent rise in police spending between 2023-24 and 2028-29 has dismayed police leaders, who insist the funding will leave a £1.2 billion shortfall.

Economics

3 d. ago Keir Starmer must come to the defence of his chancellor’s spending review

Editorial: In spite of Rachel Reeves’s much-vaunted increase in MoD expenditure, a rise to 2.6 per cent of GDP can only be achieved by draining the overseas aid budget, reallocating intelligence agency funds, and other sleights of hand. When the prime minister faces Nato leaders, including Donald Trump, he will have no choice but to spin the numbers

Politics

4 d. ago Defence spending to rise by £11 billion to 2.6per cent of GDP over next two years, Rachel Reeves announces

In the face of 'a new era' of threats, Ms Reeves said there must be 'a new era for defence and security'

Economics

6 d. ago Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill is built on falsehoods about low

Republicans portray those in poverty as lazy people who make poor decisions. They’re using that trope to justify huge cuts to the social safety netAs they race to deliver Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill, Republicans in Congress are using familiar tropes to justify massive cuts to the safety net that will leave millions of low-income children and families without healthcare or sufficient food. The programs, they argue, are rife with waste, fraud and abuse, and the people who use them just aren’t working hard enough. So work requirements are necessary to force the obviously lazy “able-bodied” people to get to work.Here’s the reality check: a majority of those receiving this aid who can work are already working. More than 70% of working-age people who receive nutrition benefits or Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income children and adults that covers one in five Americans, are already working, according to the Government Accountability Office. Those who aren’t w...

Politics

7 d. ago UK prioritises health and defence as other budgets face squeeze

Chancellor is set to give NHS a 2.8 per cent real-terms rise in annual day-to-day spending over three years

Politics

1 week ago UN food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hunger

The U.N. food agency is appealing for $46 million for the next six months to help about 2 million Haitians in dire need of food, including 8,500 at the worst catastrophic level of hunger

Economics

1 week ago Popular YouTube videos fueling nauseating health crisis: 'These parasites are here in the US'

Scientists have issued an urgent warning over parasite-riddled food eaten by millions of Americans in several US states.

Events

1 week ago How Trump’s budget would hit America’s poorest families hardest

White House takes aim at education, housing and food programs for millions of poor women and children

Politics

1 week ago M&S issues statement after boss’ pay soars to £7.1 million as cyber attack disruption continues

M&S boss Stuart Machin received a a 39 per cent pay rise for the year ending in March, just weeks before the store was hit by a cyber attack

Economics

1 week ago The 9 places in Scotland where houses prices are rising fastest, including 1 where value has shot up 18.2%

The average house in Scotland is now worth £186,000, the latest figures show, having risen in value by 4.6 per cent over the last year.

Politics

1 week ago House prices rise by 0.5 per cent month in May after April dip

Underlying conditions for potential home buyers in the UK remain ‘supportive,’ Nationwide Building Society said.

Politics

2 w. ago Trump announces new steel and aluminium tariffs in blow to global markets

The US president revealed that tariffs would rise from 25 to 50 per cent

Politics

2 w. ago Striking junior doctors no longer have public’s backing, Wes Streeting says

The health secretary’s intervention marks a drastic shift in tone after he brought months of strike action to an end last year by handing doctors a 22 per cent pay rise within weeks of entering office

Events

2 w. ago AP PHOTOS: Chaos as hungry Palestinians overrun a Gaza aid site

As hunger grows in Gaza, hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations warehouse on Wednesday in search of food. A day earlier, a crowd was fired upon while overrunning an aid distribution site set up by a new foundation backed by Israel and the United States. The U.N. has rejected that new system, saying it cannot meet the needs of Gaza’s over 2 million people. Until last week, Israel kept food and other supplies from entering Gaza for nearly three months as it pressures Hamas over their 19-month war.

Events

2 w. ago The area of the UK where you're likely to be living with 'silent killer' that slowly destroys the lungs

An alarming new study, which found homes inhabitable due to the hazard has risen by over 100 per cent, has also revealed which areas in the UK have the highest number of affected houses

Events

2 w. ago More than 16,000 food parcels were handed out by foodbanks in RCT last year

Data shows that 16,634 emergency food parcels were provided between April 2024 and March 2025 with 5,793 of them going to children

Politics

2 w. ago Drivers with driveways urged to install substantial gate as 'car cannibalisation' rises

The increase in thefts in the UK has been largely driven by a 35 per cent rise in the cost of car parts leading to an "urgent need to ramp up vehicle security".

Transport

3 w. ago Why are doctors threatening strike action over a 4% pay rise?

Ministers previously said they could only afford a rise of 2.8 per cent in 2025-26

Events

3 w. ago Inflation is so high, even Rachel Reeves's voice is going up: Chancellor suffers from technical gaffe as inflation surges to 3.5%

An unfortunate technical error saw the under-fire chancellor discussing the rise in inflation to 3.5 per cent in tones more akin to Mickey Mouse.

Economics

3 w. ago Inflation rises to 3.5 per cent after increase in household bills and energy

Fuel and clothing fell in price - but not enough to compensate for rises in bills elsewhere

Economics