15 h. ago What you need to know about the new ETA travel permit scheme

Here’s who will need a permit come April 2

Politics

16 h. ago New government backed review set to help UK small businesses unlock growth opportunity

The Willow Review is a new independent review which aims to show how sustainability is financially beneficial for the UK’s 5.5 million small businesses, by demonstrating how adopting sustainable practices can drive profitability, innovation, and long-term growth.

Politics

19 h. ago ETA travel scheme rolls out today bringing new charge for majority of UK visitors

ETAs wil be mandatory for passengers from April 2 but can be applied for from today

Politics

22 h. ago New £10 charge for almost all UK visitors as ETA travel scheme finally rolls out

Exclusive: Unofficial sites charging eight times the official price have already sprung up

Economics

23 h. ago UK Government to review calls for changes to free bus travel scheme for people over 60

Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for a review to the concessionary travel scheme.

Politics

49 h. ago Looming relegation vote begs question: do WSL clubs now have too much power? | Suzanne Wrack

Amid a controversial proposal to suspend relegation in the WSL, decision-makers risk putting self-interest above all elseOn Friday a shareholder meeting of the Women’s Professional Leagues Ltd took place to discuss the future of the women’s professional game. This was not unusual. The body responsible for running the Women’s Super League and Championship, owned by the clubs and having taken over from the Football Association last summer, holds quarterly meetings and each one has involved discussions on the professional women’s game in England as it enters a new phase.There was caution ahead of the first season of WPLL ownership; no immediate expansion, no swift progression to full-time referees, no big moves to adopt the other recommendations in the fan-led government review of women’s football carried out by Karen Carney, despite a widespread desire for many of them. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Street racers who hide car reg from cameras have been ‘rumbled’, says MP

Sarah Coombes urged MPs to back potential new £1,000 fines and six-point penalties.

Politics

8 d. ago New call for changes to free bus travel scheme for people with a disability

People over 60 or those with a disability can travel for free on buses in Scotland, but the rules are different in England.

Transport

1 week ago Council tax to rise by 5 per cent in Bury amid new parking charges

The council has called for a review of local government funding as demand for services, espcially adult social care, increases

Politics

1 week ago Cycling to school almost became extinct – until one man revived the bike bus

Sam Balto took the idea from a local school to the White House and beyond, inspiring a global movement in which children feel the benefits of cycling together“It’s a movement, not a moment.” That’s the mantra from Sam “Coach” Balto, a former school teacher from Portland, Oregon who quit his day job to stoke a revolution called the “bike bus” – groups of kids and families cycling to school together.How did one person in a mid-sized American city turn a weekly bike ride into something of a phenomenon? He leaned on the power of social media. In the past two years his videos have been viewed by hundreds of millions of people. Continue reading...

Transport