Urgent action needed to secure home-grown food supply to avoid shortages

Government faces a stark choice: back British food production in order to secure a home-grown supply of sustainable food or risk seeing more empty...

Ambulance workers to strike over Xmas

The walkout by the three main ambulance unions - Unison, GMB and Unite which will take place on the 21st December will affect non-life...

Labour to pledge biggest transfer of power away from Westminster

Labour leader Keir Starmer is set to announce plans today to spread power away from the political centre of Westminster, aiming to offer people...

“We will see a lost decade of growth if action isn’t taken” CBI warns

After a turbulent year both politically and economically, the CBI’s outlook for the economy strikes a somber tone as we go into 2023. The...

Energy costs set to sink UK pubs and brewers, new data shows

Pubs and breweries will face major financial losses, make no profit and many will be forced to shut up shop if the energy bill...

Cost of Christmas dinner has risen three times faster than wages this year

The cost of Christmas dinner items has risen three times faster than wages this year, according to new analysis published by the TUC today...

Millions to be able to request flexible working from Day One of their employment

Millions of employees will be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment, under new government plans to make flexible working...

Just one in three Black children and teenagers trust the police says report

New research has found that only 36 per cent of Black children and teenagers trust the police compared with 75 per cent of young...

Half a billion pounds wasted on subscriptions that auto renew research finds

Half a billion pounds has been spent on subscriptions that auto-renewed without people realising in the last year, according to new research from Citizens...

BBC must do more to reach out to lower income groups says OFCOM

The BBC needs to do more to reach and resonate with viewers and listeners on lower incomes, Ofcom has found in its annual report...