Economy

Treasury warned glut of debt risks market malfunction

Business
Robert Johnson

Responsibility for these funds is taken over by insurers once a fund reaches a stage known as “buyout”. However, different regulations in ...

Starship rival: Chinese scientists build prototype engine for nuclear-powered spaceship to Mars

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

When fully deployed in space, the 1.5 megawatt reactor – including its heat sink – could tower as high as a 20-storey ...

West Midlands to kick off DWP trailblazer trial of new simplified benefits system to help young people into work

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Sophie Anderson

A pilot scheme to help young people living in supported accommodation into work and living more independently has been launched in the ...

UK economic growth, January 2024

Business
Robert Johnson

People walk along Waterloo Bridge past the City of London skyline, the capital’s financial district, on a sunny and mild day. Sopa ...

Inside the revolution at ‘incompetent’ Heathrow as Britain battles decline

Business
Robert Johnson

At the time, Khan was keen to make political hay at the expense of his Conservative predecessor, Boris Johnson.  The ruling was ...

Andrew Bailey hands Bank of England staff inflation-beating pay rise

Business
Robert Johnson

Andrew Bailey has awarded an inflation-beating pay rise to Bank of England staff, despite repeatedly telling workers they should not demand large ...

Budget 2024: Seven devilish details you may have missed

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Sophie Anderson

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered one of the most roisterous of Budgets of recent years, aiming to carry his party through the next ...

Pensioners suffer biggest losses from Tory tax raid as Hunt boosts millennials

U.K.
William Turner

Pensioners will not benefit from the National Insurance reductions because they are already exempt from paying it. Many have private pensions as ...

How taxes have soared to a near-record high under Tory rule

Business
Robert Johnson

It marks a difficult legacy for the Conservative Party after 14 years in power and with its ratings at their lowest level ...

Surge in ‘apathetic’ employees failing to turn up to work

Business
Robert Johnson

No official data is collected on unexplained missed days. However, a 2022 survey of 158 companies that collectively employed more than 300,000 ...