4 d. ago Celebrity colourist Josh Wood reveals the 7 simple ways to save money when you're getting your hair done

Rosie Green reveals how to cut your salon spend without compromising your style

Politics

4 d. ago Trump live: President’s unprecedented budget proposal alarms some key Republicans

Despite steep cuts to non-defense discretionary spending, huge military parade still being planned for president’s birthday in June

Politics

4 d. ago Trump calls for $163bn in cuts to ‘woke’ and ‘wasteful’ federal spending

Budget blueprint proposes slashing environmental and aid programmes, while boosting support for defence

Politics

4 d. ago Trump live: President’s unprecedented budget proposal slashes $163 billion in federal spending

Despite steep cuts to non-defense discretionary spending, huge military parade still being planned for president’s birthday in June

Economics

6 d. ago Sleaze watchdog launches investigation into Rachel Reeves over Christmas theatre ticket freebie worth £276

It follows criticism of Rachel Reeves - including by fellow Labour MPs - for accepting free VIP seats at a pop concert while planning massive cuts to benefits and public spending.

Economics

6 d. ago Shares in social media giant Snap dive after it ditches forecasts due to Donald Trump's trade war

Snap, which owns photo messaging app Snapchat, stoked fears that advertisers are cutting spending because of tariffs.

Politics

7 d. ago Lammy says defence spending ‘saves lives’ after criticism of aid cuts

The Foreign Secretary said spending on defence and aid has ‘always gone up and down across different eras’.

Politics

9 d. ago No10 hints at more spending cuts to fund bigger splurge on public sector pay

Pay review bodies have recommended 4 per cent for teachers and 3 per cent for NHS workers - significantly more than the 2.8 per cent the government has proposed.

Economics

9 d. ago Ministers consider pay rises for millions of public sector workers amid threat of strikes

The government will give ‘careful consideration’ to the pay recommendations, Stephen Kinnock said

Politics

9 d. ago Tax hike fears mount as Rachel Reeves faces calls to splurge even MORE on public sector pay

Pay review bodies have recommended 4 per cent for teachers and 3 per cent for NHS workers - significantly more than the 2.8 per cent the government has proposed.

Economics

9 d. ago Rachel Reeves told how much millions of NHS staff and teachers' pay should increase by

Chancellor Rachel Reeves last year proposed a pay hike of 2.8% for millions of public sector workers - leading one union to describe the offer as an 'insult'

Economics

1 week ago Republican unity to be tested in talks over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Party eyes dramatic spending cuts to turn president’s promises into reality – but not all lawmakers are on boardDonald Trump has made a simple request of Congress’s Republican leaders: deliver “one big, beautiful bill” that will turn his campaign promises into reality. By all indications, there will be little beautiful about the negotiations to come when Congress returns to session on Monday.The bill envisioned by the president will extend tax cuts enacted during his first term, fund more border defenses and mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and potentially include the president’s vow to end the taxation of tips, overtime and social security payments. To pay for it, the GOP is eyeing dramatic reductions in government spending, and has targeted social safety net programs relied on by tens of millions of Americans. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Airlines, rattled by trade war and spending pullback, continue to cut flights, pull outlooks

Major U.S. airlines are reducing their flight schedules and revising or withdrawing their profit outlooks for the year due to less domestic travel demand as sentiment about the national and global economies sours

Events

1 week ago Falkirk Council tighten up fuel procedures to cut £1.2 million annual spend

An audit found no evidence of fraud but found that control measures could be better

Economics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves has been dealt a tough hand – she must hold her nerve

Editorial: The chancellor must resist the siren calls of higher borrowing or deeper public spending cuts and instead look at windfall taxes on big tech companies and banks

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves 'may not be far away' from more tax hikes as borrowing jumps, experts warn

A bigger than expected borrowing binge last year - coupled with a tariff-fuelled downturn - could force the Chancellor to line up more tax rises or spending cuts later this year

Events

2 w. ago UK annual borrowing exceeds forecasts by almost £15bn in blow to Rachel Reeves

Chancellor may be forced to raise taxes or announce deeper public spending cuts in autumn budget, economists sayBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves could be forced to raise taxes or announce deeper cuts to public spending after figures revealed UK borrowing overshot official forecasts by almost £15bn in the last financial year.With the British economy coming under mounting strain amid Donald Trump’s escalating trade war, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said borrowing in the financial year ending in March was £151.9bn, more than £20bn higher than in the previous financial year. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Hedge fund Elliott turns up heat on BP with demand for deep spending cuts

US activist discloses 5% stake and warns pivot back to oil and gas does not go far enough

Economics

2 w. ago Temu and Shein drop US ad spending as they face tariffs on even small sales

E-tailers also hiking prices after Donald Trump ends ‘de minimis’ exemption for cheap shipments from China and Hong KongTemu and Shein are cutting back their spending on US social media advertising as they lose an exemption on tariffs for many of their shipments from China and Hong Kong.The online e-tailers, both of which ship low-priced China-made goods direct to US shoppers, had been on an ad spree until recently. But under an executive order from Donald Trump, as of 2 May their sales valued at under $800 will no longer be exempt from US tariffs. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago UK advertisers cut spending for the first time in four years on tariff turmoil

More companies are reducing ad budgets than increasing them, trade body finds

Economics