5 h. ago Disney+ streamers who take out a new plan before this date cut the price to £3.99

Disney+ has knocked 33% off its monthly price but the rare deal ends on this looming date

Economics

6 h. ago ‘The land will be left as ashes’: why Patagonia’s wildfires are almost impossible to stop

Funding cuts, conspiracy theories and ‘powder keg’ pine plantations have seen January’s forest fires tear through Chubut in southern Argentina Lucas Chiappe had known for a long time that the fire was coming. For decades, the environmentalist had warned that replacing native trees in the Andes mountain range with highly flammable foreign pine was a recipe for disaster.In early January, flames raced down the Pirque hill and edged closer to his home in the Patagonian town of Epuyén, Argentina, where he had lived since the 1970s. Thirty people with six motor pumps fought for hours, hoses stretched for kilometres, but “there was no way”. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago No extra budget cuts planned for Merthyr Tydfil schools next year

One councillor welcomed the proposal not to ask for any further budget reductions from schools in next year's proposed budget

Politics

25 h. ago Goodbye Red Robin: Burger restaurant to permanently close several locations across the country

The burger chain previously announced plans to axe 70 restaurants in a desperate cost-cutting measure known as ‘Operation North Star’

Society

29 h. ago Reform UK accused of 'Liz Truss levels of nonsense' after announcing £2bn tax cut plan for Scots

Malcolm Offord, Reform's new leader in Scotland, said his party could axe spending on "dubious" government agencies to pay for tax cuts.

Economics

65 h. ago Pentagon to cut support for allies including UK in new ‘America First’ plan that urges ‘do your part’

THE US is set to slash support for its allies including the UK as part of a new "America first" plan which urges Europe and Asia to step up. The 34-page National Defence Strategy document slams American partners across the globe for overreliance on Washington for defence across the last few decades. The plan calls...

Politics

67 h. ago Home Secretary warned plans to cut police forces across the country could be a 'disaster' and 'will not guarantee better policing'

Veteran officers warned that a similar scheme in Scotland a decade ago led to asset-stripping and local policing being abandoned.

Events

3 d. ago Reform UK’s private health insurance plan would cost £1.7bn, Streeting to say

Health secretary will describe plan to offer tax relief on private healthcare as ‘tax cut for the wealthiest’Reform UK’s policy of tax relief on private health insurance could cost the country £1.7bn, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, is expected to say on Saturday.Streeting will make the claim at a conference organised by the Fabian Society, a socialist thinktank aligned to the Labour party, and will describe the Reform proposal as a “tax cut for the wealthiest”. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago CalMac revives ferry cuts plan which islanders claim will damage Cumbrae's 'fragile' economy

Sailings would be cut by 25 per cent to improve passenger safety during turnarounds

Events

5 d. ago B&M struggles to lure in customers with price cuts under ‘back to basics’ plan

B&M's shares initially dropped by as much as 5 per cent in morning trading on Thursday

Economics

6 d. ago Elon Musk's Tesla fined in Welsh court after repeated failure to cooperate with UK police

The latest conviction saw fines handed out at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court

Events

6 d. ago Elon Musk's Tesla firm fined in Welsh court after repeated failure to cooperate with UK police

The latest conviction saw fines handed out at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court

Events

6 d. ago Man 'tries to abduct child' as police swoop on Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre

South Wales Police rushed to Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre in Wales after reports that a man had tried to abduct a young boy on Friday afternoon

Events

6 d. ago John Swinney urges Ofcom to reject STV plans to cut north of Scotland programme

The First Minister said the proposals would ‘set a damaging precedent and accelerate the decline of public interest journalism in Scotland’.

Politics

6 d. ago What you need to know about the warm homes plan as millions could cut energy bills

The plans also include upgrading protections for renters

Economics

6 d. ago Top SNP councillor warns Government funding plans will lead to cuts and job losses

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Bill, on behalf of COSLA, raised the alarm about the impact of the SNP administration's actions on local authorities.

Events

6 d. ago Chinese solar panels for all... £15bn Warm Homes Plan offers massive housing upgrades to cut energy bills

The Government's Warm Homes Plan, announced today, will see millions of families able to access solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation for their properties.

Economics

8 d. ago Crucial extra support in Scottish Budget can't come soon enough for families

Claire Telfer, Head of Scotland for Save the Children, has welcomed the Scottish Child Payment top up in the recent Budget.

Politics

1 week ago Major drive to cut phone call waits for tax and driving services under tech plan

CustomerFirst, a new team of experts, will be dedicated to cutting long phone queues, repeated form-filling and endless paperwork that Brits face when dealing with public services

Politics

1 week ago Council budget deficit reduced to half a million in one Welsh county

The current gap in Merthyr Tydfil is now £509,000 with cost reductions of £3.58m being planned

Economics