Medium-term borrowing costs for the UK government hit a fresh 19-year high on Thursday, as investors continued to offload global bonds amid fears of rising inflation. Recent dramatic moves in…
Brexit, Liz Truss’s mini-budget and other “shocks” over the last 10 years have led to a serious and lasting deterioration in the UK population’s mental health, research has found. Russia’s…
Four animals will feature in the new series that will be launched over the next few years, the Bank of England said The Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and…
The British government must be honest about the scale of the threat posed by climate and nature breakdown, researchers have said, after nine out of 10 people surveyed after watching…
The UK’s military is too focused on global commitments at the expense of domestic defence, meaning the government’s planned increase in defence spending is likely to result in even greater…
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) admitted in August that the group’s convictions may be unsafe in light of a Supreme Court ruling The convictions of five bankers jailed after being…
Five more former traders who were jailed for rigging interest rates have had their convictions quashed by the court of appeal in London, after a long battle to clear their…
An estimated £1.5 billion could be raised as a result of the changes, a think tank has said, with the government urged to ‘shift some of the tax burden from…
Had inflation been at normal levels over this period, the average household would be £2,900 better off than they currently are British households are nearly £3,000 worse off following five…
Councillors on Anglesey look set to reject bringing in a tourist tax for the island, following opposition to the proposals. It comes after Cyngor Gwynedd delayed its decision on imposing…
