11 h. ago Return to the office? Public sector splurges nearly £1.3million of taxpayers' cash on WFH equipment

A Mail on Sunday investigation lays bare the outlay on desks, office chairs and IT equipment for public sector workers still reaping the benefits of hybrid working brought in during the pandemic.

Economics

51 h. ago LIVE: Manchester Christmas Markets officially open and return to Albert Square

Manchester Christmas Markets 2025 return from November 7 until December 22

Politics

57 h. ago HMRC worker who refused to return to office after Covid lockdown blames his union after being ordered to pay £20k

Martin Bentley, 67, was 'prepared to use whatever means he could' to avoid going back to the office when Covid lockdown rules were relaxed, a tribunal in Liverpool heard.

Economics

64 h. ago French forking out £132k of UK taxpayers’ cash to build fence to prevent migrants bothering locals in town near Calais

FRENCH officials plan to splurge up to £132,000 of British taxpayers’ cash on a huge fence to prevent migrants bothering locals in a small town near Calais.  A local authority wants a 1,000-yard long, 6½ft tall barrier to keep them away from locals’ homes and gardens in Gravelines where scores of mostly young men await gangmasters’...

Economics

2 d. ago Michelle Mone 'should be nowhere near House of Lords' as disgraced peer in fresh PPE Medpro scandal

Keir Starmer previously pledged to the Record "we're not going to give up on the money" when asked if taxpayers would get their cash back.

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3 d. ago HMRC update over tax refund payments arriving in time for the New Year

A taxpayer contacted HMRC as they were owed some cash

Economics

3 d. ago Labour's workers' rights Bill could cost NHS, police and fire service £1bn a year and 'wreak havoc' on public sector, Tories warn

Angela Rayner's Employment Rights Bill will make it £154 more expensive to employ every single worker, according to analysis by the Conservatives.

Events

3 d. ago Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low

Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in BritainOnly the most geeky of movie buffs will have heard of him but Alan Latham is one of the UK’s most prolific film producers.Credited on 81 releases dating back to 1996, according to the online film bible IMDb.com, Latham has been behind a string of barely known films fronted by much better known actors. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago HMRC worker ordered to pay £20,000 after refusing to return to office after lockdown

Tribunal found ‘no medical reason’ why Martin Bentley could not return to office after pandemic

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4 d. ago Migrant who returned to UK by small boat after being removed gets deported again

A man who came back to the UK by small boat after being deported on the 'one in one out' deal with France has been sent back on a return flight today, the Home Office confirmed

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4 d. ago Reform's Richard Tice warns triple lock is 'unsustainable' and public sector pensions pose 'bigger risk than climate change' to UK economy

Reform's Richard Tice has branded the long-established policy of the state pension triple lock, which guarantees pensioners' incomes rise in real terms each year, 'unsustainable'.

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4 d. ago HMRC worker who refused to return to the office after Covid lockdown is ordered to pay £20k

Martin Bentley was 'prepared to use whatever means he could' to avoid returning to the office when lockdown rules were relaxed, a tribunal in Liverpool heard.

Economics

6 d. ago Oil price rises after Opec+ pauses oil output hikes amid glut fears – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Opec+ pauses oil output hikes beyond December amid fears of a crude glutGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.The oil price is rising after the world’s biggest oil producers agreed to pause their planned oil production hikes in the first months of next year, to assuage fears that the global market may become oversupplied with crude.“Sanctions on Russian producers have injected a new layer of uncertainty into supply forecasts, and the group knows that overproducing now could backfire later.”9am GMT: Eurozone manufacturing PMI for October9.30am GMT: UK manufacturing PMI for October9.30am GMT: UK public sector productivity statistics2.45pm GMT: US manufacturing PMI for October Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Illegal migrants get £3,000 'bribes' to return home... then boast how easy it is to sneak back in

Migrants are cynically gaming the Home Office's 'Assisted Voluntary Return Scheme' where they are each given a one-off payment and a plane ticket home, The Mail on Sunday has found.

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1 week ago Sex assault migrant released from prison by mistake was PAID £500 in taxpayers' cash to leave Britain

Hadush Kebatu was given a 'discretionary' payment of £500 by the Home Office, it is understood.

Economics

1 week ago Wrongly released prisoner deported to Ethiopia with no UK return rights

Hadush Kebatu has arrived in Ethiopia after being deported from the UK with no right to return, the Home Office has confirmed.

Events

1 week ago Hadush Kebatu, Epping sex offender, deported to Ethiopia, Home Office confirms

The Home Office said Kebatu, who was wrongly freed from prison on Friday, was put on a flight to Ethiopia on Tuesday night and arrived on Wednesday Hadush Kebatu has arrived in Ethiopia after being deported from the UK with no right to return, the Home Office has confirmed.The Ethiopian national was wrongly freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Trump and Xi talks could end months of global economic chaos

High on agenda for the leaders of the US and China will be rare earths and tariffs, with a chance of a relationship resetAhead of Thursday’s long-awaited first meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping since the US president’s return to office, officials from both sides have been hammering out the contours of what a trade deal between Washington and Beijing might look like, an agreement that could bring an end to months of global economic chaos caused by the US-China trade war.The two leaders have not met in person since 2019. Since then, the war in Ukraine and increasing concern in Washington about China’s technological advances, as well as longstanding issues about the imbalanced US-China trade relationship, have strained the bonds between the two superpowers. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Pat Cummins ruled out of first Ashes Test, with Steve Smith to captain Australia

Bowler resumes running but will not make series opener in Perth32-year-old says he ‘expects to return to bowling shortly’Pat Cummins is officially out of the first Ashes Test as he continues his recovery from a stress injury in his back, with Steve Smith to reassume the captaincy of Australia in the series opener against England next month.Cummins has not bowled since Australia’s 3-0 series defeat of West Indies in July and had been in serious doubt for the match in Perth on 21 November. After months of speculation over whether he would recover in time, Cricket Australia on Monday finally confirmed that the quick would have to sit out the game at Optus Stadium. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Dining across the divide: ‘I said Trump’s a bit of a despot and shouldn’t have had a state visit to the UK’

One’s a Keir Starmer believer, the other’s a reluctant Labour voter. Could this GP and teacher agree on public sector pay rises and Andy Burnham?Joe, 33, BrightonOccupation GP Continue reading...

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