11 h. ago Government issues update on first driverless vehicles arriving on UK roads

Driverless cars are already being used for public rides and testing in the US

Politics

16 h. ago Breast cancer screening update for people aged 40 as Government responds to public

The Department of Health and Social Care has come under pressure to act

Politics

17 h. ago Autumn Budget 2025: Live updates as Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to hit Londoners with tax rises

A ‘mansion tax’, income tax threshold freeze extension and pay-per-mile levy for electric vehicle drivers are among the measures the Chancellor is expected to announce

Economics

17 h. ago Rachel Reeves to add extra £1.3bn to electric car buying incentives but still plans to tax EVs by the mile

The Chancellor is still expected to announce a controversial pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles in the Budget on Wednesday.

Economics

31 h. ago Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two

Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spendingYou be the chancellor: play our budget gameRachel Reeves will launch a fresh crackdown on benefit fraud at the same time as lifting the two-child limit for universal credit at a cost of £3bn, as ministers seek to head off criticism over rising welfare spending in the budget.The chancellor has made the decision to scrap the two-child limit in full, a move that will be welcomed by Labour MPs who have long highlighted its effect on increasing child poverty.Freezing income tax thresholds for an extra two years to 2030, bringing more people into higher tax bands as wages rise.Making salary sacrifice schemes less generous, including those for pension contributions.A pay-per-mile scheme on electric cars to help fill the tax gap from petrol duty as more people opt for green vehicles.Bringing in higher tax on the most expensive properties, including a surcharge on the highest-value ho...

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43 h. ago Government update as EV drivers brace for new charges per mile in Budget

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander was asked about the new pay-per-mile scheme on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show

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43 h. ago Pay per mile government update as EV drivers face threat of new charges

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has appeared on the BBC this morning to discuss the upcoming Budget

Politics

45 h. ago Drivers could face 3p pay per mile charge despite new £3,750 announcement on EVs

Rachel Reeves is set to formally announce the news in the Budget on Wednesday

Economics

4 d. ago Government reveal prescription charge update after 'tax on health' was frozen earlier this year: 'No one should put their health at risk'

Campaigners have long called the fee patients must pay to secure certain drugs like blood thinners or asthma inhalers an 'unfair tax on health'.

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4 d. ago Government issues update on new rule to ban transgender people from single

Some organisations are currently using unlawful practices

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4 d. ago Government issues free bus pass update as major change confirmed for 2026

A change is coming in 2026

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4 d. ago Government issues update on potential car tax change just days before Budget

An extra charge of around £300 could be in line for the average motorist

Politics

4 d. ago French authorities investigate alleged Holocaust denial posts on Elon Musk’s Grok AI

X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executionsEurope live – latest updatesFrench public prosecutors are investigating allegations by government ministers and human rights groups that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, made statements denying the Holocaust.The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday night it was expanding an existing inquiry into Musk’s social media platform, X, to include the “Holocaust-denying comments”, which remained online for three days. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago French authorities look into Holocaust denial posts from Elon Musk’s Grok AI

X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executionsEurope live – latest updatesFrench public prosecutors are investigating allegations by government ministers and human rights groups that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, made statements denying the Holocaust.The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday night it was expanding an existing inquiry into Musk’s social media platform, X, to include the “Holocaust-denying comments”, which remained online for three days. Continue reading...

Culture

4 d. ago Thousands of parents set to save £450 as Government makes major update

The Government has announced a major update to its Best Start free breakfast clubs scheme

Politics

5 d. ago Major Government update on public sale of fireworks amid calls for UK

Critics argue that the public sale of fireworks should be banned - now the government has issued a statement

Politics

6 d. ago Update issued by UK Government as 2.98 million fight plans for digital ID cards

Digital ID cards are set to be issued to all UK residents and legal residents - but a campaign is aiming to stop them going ahead

Politics

7 d. ago Shabana Mahmood plans to remove more families from UK in asylum shake

Home secretary will also consult on ending financial support for those with children if refused asylum, document showsUK politics live – latest updatesThe government has failed to show the “necessary toughness” to enforce the removal of families whose asylum claims have been refused, Shabana Mahmood has claimed.In a policy document published on Monday as the government sets out plans for the biggest shake-up of asylum laws in 40 years, the home secretary also set out plans to consult on measures to allow the removal of financial support for families with children under the age of 18 if they have been refused asylum. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago New update on calls to scrap UK Government plans for nationwide digital ID cards

Nearly three million people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Government not to introduce digital ID cards.

Politics

1 week ago Government issues update on when all schools will be 'crumbling concrete' free

Hundreds of schools are still affected

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