40 h. ago Woman gets 'giant nose' fixed for £10k – but then her life took a dark turn

It took a social media star around 10 years to save up for a life-changing surgery, but just a few weeks following that, her life completely changed in a huge twist

Economics

4 d. ago Milestones of Belonging: From asylum seeker to civil servant in Scotland

Too often, the public conversation about refugees is dominated by fear or numbers

Events

4 d. ago ‘Bombshell’ badger cull study review ‘disproves evidence’ used by governments to justify killings

‘Justification for lethal control to date appears to have been based on basic statistical oversight,’ says independent reviewer

Events

6 d. ago Civil servants told to QUIT if they disagree with Labour's stance on Gaza

The Foreign Office's two most senior officials, Sir Oliver Robbins and Nick Dyer, responded to a letter by 300 staff raising concerns about Israel 's conduct.

Politics

8 d. ago Pensions report cuts Reeves’ planned growth funds from £160bn to £11bn

Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economyPlans to invest £160bn of surplus funds from final salary pension schemes to boost the UK economy over the next 10 years have been dealt a blow by a Whitehall assessment that found there was likely to be little more than £11bn available to spend.In a knock to Rachel Reeves’s growth agenda, a report by civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) found that the expected surpluses in occupational schemes would be used by businesses to offload their pension liabilities to insurance companies. Continue reading...

Economics

9 d. ago Whitehall attendance slumps in spite of Labour's pledge to crack down on civil servants working from home

As several civil servants continue to shun returning to the office, attendances fell or remained static in more than half of government departments over the first three-month quarter of this year.

Events

1 week ago HMRC workers admit £47m loss after phishing scam breaches 100,000 taxpayer accounts

Two senior civil servants at HM Revenue and Customs told the Treasury Committee that 100,000 people have been contacted after the breach

Economics

1 week ago HMRC has lost £47m after hack breaches the accounts of 100,000 UK taxpayer

Two senior civil servants at HMRC told the Treasury Committee that 100,000 people are being contacted after the breach

Economics

1 week ago Omagh bomb inquiry chair refuses Government’s bid to redact civil servant names

The decision relates to the dissemination of the names to other core participants to the inquiry, not their publication in the media.

Politics

1 week ago After DOGE firings White House asks new job seekers to write Trump loyalty essays, from lawyers to janitors

The Office of Personnel Management wants potential civil servants to say how they’d ‘help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities’

Society

2 w. ago UK civil servants who used AI saved two weeks a year, government study finds

Staff used Microsoft’s Copilot to help draft documents and summarise meetings

Politics

2 w. ago The one change that worked: I was born with brown hair. But becoming Ginger Rachel brought me true happiness

I tried bleaching my hair; I tried dyeing it pink, blue and purple. Then, at the age of 18, I finally discovered the real meMy hair has always been my pride and joy. Hairdressers would fawn over how long and thick it was. It was glossy, healthy and an unremarkable shade of light brown. But it never really felt like “me”. As a teen I dyed it purple, pink, red, blue or all four, trying to find the magic shade that would make sense.Until disaster struck. When I was 18, I damaged my hair so badly with bleach that no colour would stick to it. After I spent two weeks as peroxide Barbie, my hairdresser saved what she could of my hair by dyeing it back to its natural mousy brown colour and chopping a good 14 inches off into a blunt bob. Much to her dismay, again bored with brown I bleached it a week later. It seemed I was in a permanent identity crisis that only a box of bleach could fix. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Crews rush to save sailor in distress in 'busy' week of incidents

Lifeboat crews had a "very busy week" with multiple callouts in the space of a few days

Politics

2 w. ago Vaping's sickening side effects as study shows it's 'even worse than smoking'

The Manchester Metropolitan University study into the long-term effects of vaping comes as a government ban on single-use vapes comes into force

Politics

2 w. ago 'We had no idea and just thought I was unwell after Disneyland holiday... it's blindsided us'

The civil servant from Wigan had been in excruciating pain for weeks

Politics

2 w. ago Trial date set for former civil servant accused of lying about GCHQ role

Ifthikhar Alam, 25, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday charged with three counts of fraud by false representation

Politics

2 w. ago The Princess of Wales' exact Boden linen shirt is discounted by 15% in rare offer

Kate Middleton stepped out in a Boden linen shirt and showed her support for the British high street a few weeks ago, and you can now save £15 on the exact top with rare discount code

Politics

2 w. ago Insect burgers won't save the planet and may cause global warming havoc say boffins

Government study found that insect protein is generally worse for the environment and unless we prefer insects to more traditional meat there's no point swapping

Events

3 w. ago Ministers ban civil servants from buying gay and trans pride flag lanyards in drive to reduce 'wasteful spending'

Purchasing cords for security passes that feature the 'progress flag' will be affected by a review of taxpayers money spent on 'corporate-branded and non-essential merchandise'.

Politics

3 w. ago Supermum of three works just 16 hours a week and enjoys multiple holidays a year

A savvy single mum of three young boys works just 16 hours a week but manages to save enough for multiple holidays a year, all while balancing family life, experiences, and her finances

Economics