MPs call for cut to football gambling adverts to shield children from exposure
The Premier League and other sports governing bodies should commit to cutting the volume of gambling adverts in stadiums, MPs say today, in a...
Britain’s energy price cap to fall 14% in April
The UK's domestic energy price cap is expected to fall in April, reflecting a significant decline in wholesale energy prices since mid-November, analysts at...
Inflation falls to its lowest rate in two years
The UK inflation rate has dropped to 3.9% in November,its lowest rate for two years
it fell from 4.6% in October,an even bigger fall than...
Council funding settlement does not provide enough funding to meet the severe cost and...
The funding settlement for councils announced by Michael Gove will not not provide enough funding to meet the severe cost and demand pressures which...
Michelle Mone admits she made £60m from PPE deal
Michelle Mone has admitted in an TV interview that she stands to benefit from £60m profit made by supplying defective PPE during the COVID...
Judge rules Mirror Group Newspapers employed extensive phone hacking in Prince Harry ruling
There was “extensive” phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers from 2006 to 2011, “even to some extent” during the Leveson Inquiry into media standards,...
Government planning crackdown on under 16’s using social media say reports
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering cracking down on social media access for under-16s according to reports this morning.
Ministers are said to be...
Economy contracts by more than expected in October
The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in October, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics this morning
The fall was biggest...
Unemployment steady as average wage growth eases
The rate of UK unemployment remained unchanged at 4.2% in the three months to October, the Office for National Statistics have said
Meanwhile Average regular...
Police are not doing enough to tackle child grooming gangs report finds
The police response to child grooming gangs is not good enough because forces don’t understand the scale of the problem, and progress to improve...