52 m. ago Safety issue in schools to be addressed with big funding boost

Town hall leaders will give the go-ahead to improvements

Culture

42 h. ago UK’s biggest police force to axe 1,700 officers and staff despite funding boost

The Metropolitan Police will cut services including the Royal Parks Police.

Events

3 d. ago Pension Protection Fund vows to boost UK investment if allowed to grow

Britain’s £32bn lifeboat scheme wants to drive consolidation in defined benefit sector and increase infrastructure spending

Economics

3 d. ago Plans to boost funding and visitor numbers at historic Dumbarton Castle welcomed

Plans to increase the funding at and footfall to historic Dumbarton Castle were discussed during the visit of the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Angus Robertson last week.

Culture

4 d. ago Breakthrough investment for Scots firm fuels future of spaceflight

Funding boost propels innovative avionics developer towards next-generation launch tech

Economics

4 d. ago Pharmacies to provide more frontline health services after £3bn funding boost

After a year of negotiations between pharmacies and Tory and Labour governments, health minister Stephen Kinnock described the new deal as an important step in fixing ‘a broken pharmacy sector’

Economics

4 d. ago Pharmacy funding boost is a ‘step forward’ but still ‘falls short’, say leaders

The health department has announced that it has reached an agreement with Community Pharmacy England for a funding increase over two years.

Politics

8 d. ago London's housing crisis is harming generations — so how could we fix it?

A £2bn funding boost for new homes in England was announced this week ahead of today’s spring statement but the housing market’s problems run deep. Here’s an overview of where we are and how we got there

Events

8 d. ago London's property market is broken — and this spring statement did little to fix it

A £2bn funding boost for new homes in England was announced this week ahead of today’s spring statement but the housing market’s problems run deep. Here’s an overview of where we are and how we got there

Politics

8 d. ago Why London's property market is broken — and what fixes were made in the spring statement?

A £2bn funding boost for new homes in England was announced ahead of today’s spring statement

Politics

9 d. ago Why London's property market is broken — and what fixes can we expect in the spring statement?

A £2bn funding boost for new homes in England has been announced ahead of tomorrow’s spring statement

Politics

1 week ago Greenock community celebrates Scotland Day with food, music and friendship

Greenock’s Compassionate Inverclyde hub hosted a Scotland Day event, celebrating a £1,750 funding boost with traditional food, music, and community spirit.

Culture

1 week ago Rachel Reeves denies pursuing austerity as axe set to fall on Civil Service

It comes after a backlash to cuts to welfare spending and a decision to slash the aid budget to fund a boost to defence spending

Politics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves denies Labour is pursuing austerity ahead of spring statement

It comes after a backlash to cuts to welfare spending and a decision to slash the aid budget to fund a boost to defence spending.

Politics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves denies Labour is pursuing austerity as Civil Service cuts confirmed

It comes after a backlash to cuts to welfare spending and a decision to slash the aid budget to fund a boost to defence spending.

Politics

2 w. ago Germany passes huge spending package amid Ukraine fears as White House says Trump

US and Russian presidents speak on phone as Bundestag votes to release a €500bn infrastructure fund to boost German defenceTrump and Putin to hold high-stakes call on UkraineSpeaking for the Greens, who are expected to back the CDU/CSU and the SPD today after a political deal struck late last week, Britta Haßelmann offered her support for the proposal – even as she sharply criticised Merz’s change of heart on this issue in recent weeks.Rejecting Merz’s comments about the new, challenging global circumstances, he said “the conditions are no different than they were on 1 January or in October last year,” after Trump was elected. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Countries must bolster climate efforts or risk war, Cop30 chief executive warns

Ana Toni also criticises the UK’s plans to slash overseas aid to fund defence spendingCountries looking to boost their national security through rearmament or increased defence spending must also bolster their climate efforts or face more wars in the future, one of the leaders of the next UN climate summit has warned.Some countries could decide to include climate spending in their defence budgets, suggested Ana Toni, Brazil’s chief executive of the Cop30 summit. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Households to get boost in March as household support fund extended

The Household Support Fund has been extended until the end of March, with different councils across the UK dishing out different amounts of money to those in need

Politics

4 w. ago Labour MPs urge British banks and fund managers to no longer class defence investments as 'unethical' as they bid to boost support for Ukraine

In an open letter, the group of parliamentarians demanded a 'rethink' of environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks for investing.

Economics

4 w. ago ‘I don’t want my sons in fatigues’ – Jess Phillips defends aid cuts

The minister was asked about the Government’s decision to cut overseas aid to fund a boost to defence spending.

Politics