Rachel Reeves faces fresh humiliation over the economy after theInternational Monetary Fund downgraded Britain’s growth outlook. The IMF forecast growth of just 1.1% in 2025, 0.5% down from its...
Russia’s war economy is under increasing pressure, with a new report warning that it could collapse before Ukraine’s – despite the Kremlin’s military advantage. The assessment, published by...
A wave of outrage is sweeping across Wales as hundreds of second-home and holiday let owners are being hit with unexpected and crippling five-figure council tax bills. The charges come in the wake of...
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is the top choice among Labour voters to replace Sir Keir Starmer. More Labour supporters want Mr Burnham to become Labour party leader if Sir Keir quits than...
The Birmingham Labour MP who is spending more time campaigning for an airport in Pakistan than his residents’ bin crisis is being slammed after made a bizarre unfounded claim about his opponents....
US sets tariffs of up to 3,521% on South East Asia solar panels2 hours agoJoão da SilvaBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe US Commerce Department has announced plans to impose tariffs of up...
Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop funding freeze41 minutes agoKwasi Gyamfi AsieduBBC NewsHarvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming that its...
US stocks and dollar plunge as Trump attacks Fed chair Powell2 hours agoNatalie ShermanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReporting fromNew YorkGetty ImagesUS stocks and the dollar plunged again as President...
Kemi Badenoch has claimed to have achieved an end to infighting within the Tory Party, contrasting her leadership to Nigel Farage ‘losing 20% of his MPs’ since the general election. Being grilled...
In deepest Derbyshire a family-run firm that has been going for three generations is the last British manufacturer of hand-cut wooden jigsaws. Just Jigsaws Ltd was established in 1973 and makes more...
More than eight million people are to be dragged into or forced higher up to higher tax thresholds over the next five years because successive governments have frozen the ladder, experts say. The...
Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop funding freeze8 hours agoKwasi Gyamfi AsieduBBC NewsReutersHarvard University filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop...
In the hallowed grounds of All Saints’ church in Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, George Orwell must be spinning in his grave. His classic novel 1984 laid out the framework for an authoritarian dystopian...
Those of us who cracked open the Champagne last week after the rare outbreak of common sense from the Supreme Court over the definition of a woman may find that our celebrations were premature. In...
Obama, the border and a headdress: The Pope's visits to North AmericaPope Francis visited the US, Mexico and Canada on different occasions before his death at the age of 88. During his trip to the US...
US stocks and dollar plunge as Trump attacks Fed chair Powell3 hours agoNatalie ShermanBBC NewsGetty ImagesUS stocks and the dollar plunged again as President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on...
London airports have been in the spotlight recently after Skytrax's ranking of airports saw three of the capital's airports bag spots in the top 100. London Heathrow, Gatwick, and City airports were...
Something is happening for the first time in our country’s history and Labour won’t say a word about it. Millions of pensioners are on course to pay income tax on their state pension.With tax...
Martin Lewis has issued advice to homeowners and said that thousands could be owed hundreds of pounds. The money saving guru explained how people who have moved homes since 1993 may be eligible to...
Sir Keir Starmer has been condemned for snubbing Britain’s elderly after he arrogantly refused to respond to a petition pleading for pensioners not to be dragged into paying tax. Four weeks ago,...