TUC analysis shows typical household monthly bill likely to reach almost £250 from April Jeremy Hunt is under increasing pressure to cancel a planned cut to energy bill support as research showed that paying for heat and power will “eat up” nearly 10% of workers’ wages after the move in […]
Growers say they do not get paid enough by supermarkets, as supply of leeks also comes under threat Apples and pears could be the next food shortage in the UK, after it emerged that British growers are planting just a third of the number of trees needed to maintain orchards, […]
Candidate to replace Nicola Sturgeon also pledges to scrap gender recognition bill in campaign launch UK politics live – latest news updates Ash Regan, the third candidate competing to become the Scottish National party leader and first minister, has said she believes Scotland will be allowed its independence without a […]
Coastguard stands down from surface search for vessel with two crew as police say their efforts will restart on Saturday A major rescue operation will resume on Saturday morning after a tugboat with two people on board capsized off Greenock in the west of Scotland, police said. Helensburgh RNLI lifeboat, […]
Apparent disappearance of Phoenix Community Capital leaves some investors fearing they have lost large sums of money Phoenix Community Capital case shines light on UK’s lobbying problem A cryptocurrency investment firm with links to two all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) appears to have disappeared, leaving some investors fearing they have lost […]
Disgraced producer was previously convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York and is serving a 23-year term Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 additional years in prison on Thursday, three months after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles. The disgraced film producer, whose pattern […]
Zelenskiy says situation in country’s south ‘dangerous’; China position paper on Ukraine also warns against use of nuclear weapons Russia-Ukraine war at a glance In joyful news: the Ukrainian football team that has not played in their home city since 2014, qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League […]
Thérèse Coffey’s championing of UK ‘specialisms’ causes one Labour MP to retort: ‘Let them eat turnips!’ The UK environment secretary, Thérèse Coffey, has caused a furore after she suggested people should “cherish” seasonal foods such as turnips as bad weather cleared supermarket shelves of tomatoes and other fresh produce. “It’s […]
University accepts it did not make adjustments for her illness as a form of disability Warwick University has agreed to pay a student who is seriously ill with cancer £12,000 in damages for the “distress and inconvenience” caused by not allowing her to extend her course as a result of […]
New research reveals a 15% pay gap that widens dramatically after women have children Women “work for free for nearly two months” a year, according to fresh analysis which reveals a 15% gender pay gap that widens “dramatically” after women have children. Women in paid employment earn on average £29,684 […]