General news

UK zoo celebrates birth of critically endangered eastern black rhino

Zookeepers captured the birth on camera.

UK-EU divergence putting some farming sectors in NI at risk, peers a...

A representative from the UFU called on the UK Government to deliver a mechanism to deal with post-Brexit regulatory divergence.

Senior Tories call for faster movement on low tax economy plans

Dr Liam Fox and Dame Priti Patel were among those urging Government to go further and faster with plans to cut taxes.

Living standards, tax levels and other historical benchmarks

Disposable income is likely to be 3.5% lower in 2024/25 than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hunt’s tax cuts based on ‘implausible’ public spending squeeze – thi...

Economists said the Chancellor’s tax reductions will not prevent this from being the ‘biggest tax-raising’ parliament in modern times.

Northern Ireland’s financial position ‘largely unchanged’ after autu...

Neil Gibson, permanent secretary at the Department of Finance, said the statement confirmed no more money is coming to the region.

Net zero inequality ‘biggest challenge’ for Government, says top cli...

Chris Stark of the Climate Change Committee said those with electric cars and heat pumps are benefiting more than those who cannot afford to switch.

Climate dread among children and parents has risen due to extreme we...

Save The Children said youngsters were ‘anxious and alarmed by the climate crisis’.

Sunak welcomes South Korean leader to No 10 to sign diplomatic accor...

The Prime Minister and his wife greeted Yoon Suk Yeol on the steps outside No 10 on Wednesday afternoon.

Power lines cash a half-baked attempt to buy people off, campaigner...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said those living beside new powerlines could get up to £10,000 off their electricity bills over 10 years.

Van-Tam tells inquiry his family was threatened with having their th...

England’s former deputy chief medical officer said he became seriously concerned about the threat of the virus in January 2020.

Jack urges Scottish Government to use cash ‘wisely’ and not raise in...

But Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison said the autumn statement had not provided the funding devolved governments need.

Nutrient found in beef and dairy products found to help fight cancer

TVA – a fatty acid found in beef, lamb, and dairy products, improves the ability of immune cells to fight tumours.

Boy with severe asthma died after multiple medical failings, inquest...

A 10-day inquest in Chelmsford identified a string of failings in William Gray’s care that amounted to neglect, law firm Leigh Day said.

Taoiseach hopes that Emily Hand will be among first hostages release...

The Department of Foreign Affairs said there has been no official confirmation whether the nine-year-old Irish-Israeli girl will be set free.

Single mother says Hunt’s welfare reforms ‘won’t really help people...

Universal Credit and other benefits will increase by 6.7% next year in line with September’s inflation figure, Jeremy Hunt said.

Review into Northern Ireland flooding needed to learn lessons, minis...

Several towns in Northern Ireland were badly impacted by flooding as a result of heavy rain in recent weeks.

Pension pots for life ‘could boost savings culture but be admin head...

Experts welcomed the exploration of a ‘pension pot for life’ model but raised concerns about the potential burden on employers.

Man died after ‘explosion’ at military pyrotechnics factory – corone...

Fabian Rozniatowski died more than four months after the incident at the factory in Draycott, Derbyshire.

UK tax burden remains set for post-war record high, despite cuts

Nearly four million additional workers are likely to be brought into the tax system between 2022/23 and 2028/29.