4 h. ago Reeves expected to freeze income tax thresholds to raise funds after welfare U

Government’s concessions over welfare cuts leave chancellor with a growing hole in her budgetRachel Reeves is expected to extend a freeze on income tax thresholds to raise fresh funds after the government’s U-turn on welfare cuts left her with a growing budget hole.The chancellor was already facing pressure to backtrack on pledges not to increase taxes further as she attempted to fix public services and grow the economy while meeting her fiscal rules. Continue reading...

Economics

8 h. ago Reeves expected to freeze income tax thresholds to raise fresh funds

Government’s U-turn on welfare cuts leaves chancellor with a growing hole in her budgetBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves is expected to extend a freeze on income tax thresholds to raise fresh funds after the government’s U-turn on welfare cuts left her with a growing budget hole.The chancellor was already facing pressure to backtrack on pledges not to increase taxes further as she attempted to fix public services and grow the economy while meeting her fiscal rules. Continue reading...

Economics

46 h. ago Living standards ‘not likely to improve for at least five years’

The research suggests frozen tax thresholds and rising council tax are among the factors causing stagnation

Politics

53 h. ago Manchester City 115 charges reality clarified after Lyon relegation decision

The latest Manchester City news as Lyon’s relegation from the French top flight raises fresh questions about City’s ongoing charges from the Premier League

Politics

9 d. ago More woe for Rachel Reeves as 'sticky' inflation defies expectations to hold at 3.4%

Official figures showed headline CPI stuck at 3.4 per cent in May, worse than the 3.3 per cent analysts had pencilled in.

Economics

1 week ago ‘Matt’s slow’: James Gunn makes surprising admission about The Batman 2 amid cancellation rumors

Sequel to Matt Reeves’s Oscar-nominated ‘The Batman’ is expected to arrive in theaters in 2026

Events

2 w. ago Blow for Rachel Reeves after UK economy shrinks by more than expected

The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Politics

2 w. ago These 500,000 pensioners to miss out on winter fuel payments as income limit freezes

The government is to freeze the threshold which will cut off winter fuel payments meaning hundreds of thousands will lose out gradually

Economics

2 w. ago Bus users protected from price hikes as Rachel Reeves gives major update on £3 cap

Rachel Reeves is expected to extend the nationwide price cap on single trips for bus passengers in the Spending Review - which was due to run out at the end of the year

Economics

3 w. ago Alarm at soaring number of 'smuggling' Brits arrested abroad in 'drug mule crisis'

An alarming explosion in the number of Brits arrested for drug smuggling abroad has raised fresh concerns about the growing use of UK citizens as international drug mules

Events

4 w. ago Man United handed fresh Matheus Cunha transfer problem as £62.5m Ruben Amorim concern raised

Manchester United are expected to sign Brazil forward Matheus Cunha - from Wolves - for £62.5m this summer.

Economics

4 w. ago Rachel Reeves to splash billions of pounds in North and Midlands under major rule change

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to reprioritise funding outside of London and the South East - with tens of billions of pounds of investment in road, rail and green energy projects

Politics