Thames Water defers £2.5m boss bonuses until new year
Thames Water postpones controversial £2.5m retention payments for 21 executives as it seeks a multi-billion pound rescue deal. Discover the full story behind the bonus row.
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FCA Proposes Mortgage Shake-Up for Variable Income Workers
The UK's financial watchdog is considering major mortgage reforms to help freelancers, gig workers, and first-time buyers. New rules could offer flexible payments and easier access to home loans.
Young people risk benefits in new £820m work scheme
Nearly a million young people on Universal Credit must engage with new intensive support or face sanctions. The £820m plan aims to tackle rising NEET figures. Read the full details.
350,000 new training places for young unemployed
The UK government is offering 350,000 training and job opportunities to young people on Universal Credit, with potential benefit sanctions for non-engagement. This aims to tackle the near-million youth 'Neet' crisis.
Labour abolishes two-child limit on benefits
The new Labour government has abolished the controversial two-child benefit limit. While a vital step, experts urge further action to meet child poverty targets. Read the analysis.
Labour's strategy aims to lift 550,000 children from poverty
Labour's new child poverty strategy targets lifting 550,000 children above the poverty line by 2030, tackling the stark reality that most poor children now live in working families. Discover the plan's key measures.
Labour's Plan to Lift 550,000 Children from Poverty
The Labour government unveils its child poverty strategy, targeting 550,000 children by 2030 with expanded childcare, free school meals, and support for vulnerable families. Read the full details.
New child poverty plan aims to lift 550,000 children out of poverty
The government's new child poverty strategy pledges to lift half a million children out of poverty by 2030, with the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap as its centrepiece. Critics argue the plan lacks long-term ambition.
Government's child poverty strategy targets 550,000 children
The government's new child poverty strategy pledges to lift half a million children from poverty by scrapping the two-child benefit cap. Critics argue the plan lacks long-term ambition. Read the full analysis.
London council cyber attack disrupts key services
Westminster City Council reveals which services are impacted after a major cyber attack and advises residents on how to get help. Critical services for vulnerable people are the priority.
Budget 2025: DWP benefits and state pension increases confirmed
Chancellor Rachel Reeves's Budget pledges £15bn for welfare, with Universal Credit rising 6.2% and the two-child cap scrapped. See how much more you'll get from April 2026.
Contactless payment delay for London airport travel
Plans for contactless tap-in tap-out travel to Stansted and Southend airports are delayed until summer 2026 due to technical issues. Find out which stations are affected.
Bertrand Russell's maths quote applies to UK fiscal forecasts
A university professor invokes Bertrand Russell's famous definition of mathematics to critique the uncertainty of the UK's five-year fiscal headroom forecasts. Read the latest letters to the editor.
Thames Water to decide on £2.5m executive payouts
Thames Water's remuneration committee will meet next week to decide on controversial £2.46m retention payments to senior managers as the utility fights for survival. Read the latest on the crisis.
Rachel Reeves faces resignation calls after budget pledge broken
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under intense pressure to resign after breaking a key manifesto pledge on taxes to fund welfare changes. Analysis of the political fallout and public reaction.
Budget Winners & Losers: Readers Debate Key Policies
Readers react to Rachel Reeves' Budget, debating the new EV tax, farmer protests, and the two-child benefit cap lift. Join the discussion on the key policies shaping the UK.
Starmer's Budget: Welfare Reform & Economic Growth
PM Keir Starmer defends Budget decisions, outlining welfare system reforms and a £250bn industrial strategy to boost growth and lower living costs for Britons.
Reeves Denies Misleading Public Over Budget Finances
Chancellor Rachel Reeves defends her Budget decisions amid criticism over tax rises and fiscal headroom. Discover how £16bn downgrade shaped the economic plan.
Taxpayers Subsidise Rising Specialist Fees in NHS
British taxpayers are subsidising rising specialist fees as Medicare-style gaps emerge in NHS funding. Discover how healthcare costs are shifting to patients.
Two-Child Benefit Cap Scrapped: London Impact
Chancellor Rachel Reeves scraps the two-child benefit cap, set to lift 350,000 UK children from poverty. Discover which London constituencies are most affected.
Badenoch brands Labour's welfare budget 'unchristian'
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch claims Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, funding a £16bn welfare rise with £26bn tax hikes, contradicts Christian values. Explore the political fallout.
Labour defends tax threshold freeze and benefit cap scrap
Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged to justify income tax threshold freeze raising £8bn, while PM condemns two-child benefit limit as a 'moral failure'. Read the latest budget analysis.
Badenoch Defends Two-Child Benefit Cap Amid Criticism
Chancellor Kemi Badenoch faces backlash over two-child benefit cap stance. Explore the political controversy and its impact on UK families. Read the full analysis.
£75m to fix Carer's Allowance systemic failures
A £75m government fund aims to fix systemic Carer's Allowance failures that penalised vulnerable families. Discover the review's findings and what happens next.
Labour Budget Ends Two-Child Benefit Cap
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a Labour budget, scrapping the controversial two-child benefit cap in a move set to lift thousands of children out of poverty. Discover the new fair tax measures.
Reeves defends budget as working people face tax rise
Chancellor Rachel Reeves admits working people will pay more tax but defends budget choices. Read her full response to critics and economic forecasts.
DWP Benefits Rise: Universal Credit & PIP Increase
Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils a £15 billion benefits boost, raising Universal Credit, PIP, and child benefits while scrapping the controversial two-child cap. Find out how this affects you.
Two-Child Benefit Limit Abolished in UK Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves abolishes the controversial two-child benefit limit, lifting 450,000 children out of poverty. Discover the impact and the political fallout of this landmark decision.
Chancellor's tax-raising budget hits ordinary people
Rachel Reeves announces £26bn tax rises including mansion tax and pension changes while scrapping two-child benefit cap. Full budget breakdown and analysis.
Reeves' £26bn Budget Targets Wealthy with New Taxes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils a £26bn tax-raising budget targeting the wealthy with a mansion tax to fund child benefit reforms and energy bill cuts. Analysis of the economic impact.
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