62 h. ago Zonal pricing would have cut energy bills in Scotland but Labour ruled it out

Writing in the Daily Record, First Minister John Swinney says Labour must lay out how it will cut energy bills for normal Scots.

Science

3 d. ago Health Secretary to meet BMA ahead of planned strike action by resident doctors

Resident doctors in England are set to walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25 amid a pay dispute with the Government.

Society

3 d. ago Chancellor guided by ‘fairness’, senior minister says of calls for wealth tax

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander would not directly rule out tax rises in the next budget as she toured the broadcast studios on Sunday morning.

Politics

3 d. ago Talks between Health Secretary and BMA to take place next week – report

Resident doctors in England are set to walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25 amid a pay dispute with the Government.

Society

4 d. ago How a handful of Republicans learned to stop worrying and love the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ after switching their votes

Republicans who thought the spending cuts were insufficient or that the bill cut too much into Medicaid suddenly seem at ease with their vote, Eric Garcia writes

Politics

5 d. ago National Trust to cut 550 staff in bid to slash wage bill following tax hikes

The conservation charity said increasing costs were outstripping growth in visitors and donations.

Economics

5 d. ago UK government considers rescue package for second major steel plant

Exclusive: Speciality Steel UK, which employs 1,450 people in South Yorkshire, could be supported if it enters administrationMinisters are considering options to step in to save another major steel plant if its parent company collapses into administration after a key court case next week.The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, is understood to be looking at what the government can do to support Speciality Steel UK (SSUK) – part of the Liberty Steel Group owned by Sanjeev Gupta – should it be faced with possible closure after Wednesday’s insolvency hearing. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Zonal pricing 'uncertainty' would have hit Scotland worst in UK, says Labour energy minister

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Shanks said charging Scottish electricity users less than the south of England would have been a "huge risk" to investment north of the border.

Politics

6 d. ago Kemi Badenoch says people with anxiety and mild depression should not get benefits as she demands 'a line in the sand' to cut 'immoral' welfare costs

The Conservative leader lashed out the UK's welfare dependency today as she outlined proposals to cut billions from the bill and get people back into work.

Economics

6 d. ago UK Government must explain how it aims to cut energy bills, says minister

Energy Secretary Gillian Martin was speaking after a plan to divide the UK into regional pricing zones was rejected.

Politics

6 d. ago Check for Council Tax discount of up to £850 to help cut cost of household bills

Nearly half a million households in Scotland are receiving a Council Tax Reduction on their annual bill.

Economics

6 d. ago Why are some of Britain’s ancient woodlands failing to regenerate?

With forests under pressure from drought, heat, disease and deer, a study has found fewer trees across a range of species surviving to maturity. But scientists say there is still hopeTo the untrained eye, Monks Wood looks healthy and lush in the summer sun. Hundreds of butterflies dance on the edge of footpaths in the ancient Cambridgeshire woodland, which is rich with ash, maple and oak trees. Birds flit through the hedgerows as they feed. A fox ambles through a forest clearing, before disappearing into long grass.But for a number of years, it has been clear to Bruno Ladvocat and Rachel Mailes that something is missing. In 2022, Ladvocat, Mailes and their research team from Birmingham University were out sampling when they noticed that the small trees that typically cover the woodland floor were increasingly hard to find. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago In some UK woodlands, every young tree has died. What’s going wrong?

With forests under pressure from drought, heat, disease and deer, a study has found fewer trees across a range of species surviving to maturity. But scientists say there is still hopeTo the untrained eye, Monks Wood looks healthy and lush in the summer sun. Hundreds of butterflies dance on the edge of footpaths in the ancient Cambridgeshire woodland, which is rich with ash, maple and oak trees. Birds flit through the hedgerows as they feed. A fox ambles through a forest clearing, before disappearing into long grass.But for a number of years, it has been clear to Bruno Ladvocat and Rachel Mailes that something is missing. In 2022, Ladvocat, Mailes and their research team from Birmingham University were out sampling when they noticed that the small trees that typically cover the woodland floor were increasingly hard to find. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago What it means as benefit cut bill passes and Universal Credit goes up

The bill that was meant to cut DWP disability benefits has been approved by MPs

Politics

6 d. ago Kemi Badenoch to call for tougher restrictions on benefits to cut welfare bill

“It is not fair to spend £1 billion a month on benefits for foreign nationals and on handing out taxpayer-funded cars for conditions like constipation.”

Economics

7 d. ago Small Asian country is building huge port the size of 3,000 football pitches

The Tuas Mega Port in Singapore is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the world and will cost around £10billion once it finally opens in the 2040s

Politics

7 d. ago Reason millions of households may not have noticed a cut in energy bills

The first price cap cut for a year came into effect on July 1, although households are being warned not to expect to see the saving fully reflected in their bills

Economics

8 d. ago Road schemes will ‘probably’ be finished in under a decade – Transport Secretary

Heidi Alexander said the Government would publish estimates in March for how long the schemes will take to deliver.

Politics

8 d. ago Ministers in talks with City over climate finance for disaster

The Foreign Secretary has pledged £12 million from the Government’s tightened aid budget in a bid to enable faster payouts,

Politics

1 week ago Wimbledon 2025: Cameron Norrie blitzes Mattia Bellucci in third round as Centre Court awaits

Former semi-finalist is Britain’s only hope in the men’s draw at SW19

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