25,000 children in the UK are currently classed as problem gamblers says think tank
25,000 children in the UK are currently classed as problem gamblers, and some 2 million adults classed as at-risk of developing a problem according...
Local services face further £1.3 billion government funding cut in 2019/20
Main government grant funding for local services will be cut by a further £1.3 billion (36 per cent) in 2019/20 despite many councils already...
Sterling calls for Montenegro to play their games behind closed doors
Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling says that Montenegro should be forced to play their games behind closed doors after England players were subjected to...
“Business sentiment is dire” as UK economy shrinks
The UK economy shrank by 0.2 per cent n the second quarter of this year in the first fall in GDP for over six...
Salmonella alert over supermarket Houmous
Several brands of supermarket Houmous are being recalled after fears that they contain Salmonella
The products are made by Zorba Delicacies Limited and might be...
Worries as Household debt rises sharply in 2019
New analysis published today by the TUC shows that household debt rose sharply over 2019, with unsecured debt,debt other than mortgages, reaching record highs.
Unsecured...
Bank of England cuts interest rates over Coronavirus worries
Interest rates are to be cut in the Uk in emergency move to shore up the economy in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
The...
MP’s to investigate false information on social media about Covid-19
MPs are calling on members of the public to flag up examples of disinformation and misinformation on social media about the COVID-19, as part...
Too early to end the lockdown says Raab
Fronting the Daily Coronavirus press conference The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that now is not the time to ease up on lockdown rules.
“Thank...
British Airways looking to make 12,000 redundant
British Airways is looking to make up to 12,000 people redundant as the carrier struggles during the Coronavirus crisis.
The carrier is formally notifying its...