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'I could lose £100K despite Woodford redress scheme'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2gw5y8er7o

Published: March 25, 2025 00:49

People who lost savings from a collapsed investment fund say a redress scheme has let them down.

Peers seek tax rise safeguards for health workers

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz03vmzmkm2o

Published: March 24, 2025 22:21

Lords inflict a series of defeats on plans to raise National Insurance Contributions from13.8% to 15%.

Faisal Islam: No tax rises and no return to austerity but will it last?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kjxkkn3mzo

Published: March 24, 2025 16:51

The Spring Statement is "not a Budget", but the chancellor is facing major tax and spending challenges.

Government can be more efficient, says Keir Starmer

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74kep983x3o

Published: March 24, 2025 11:05

The prime minister says he wants to see government departments become more efficient by using AI and technology.

Sort 'pothole plague' or lose cash, councils warned

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0eg39e01w8o

Published: March 24, 2025 08:02

Councils in England will be asked to publish reports on their repairs or miss out on funding, but critics say long-term thinking is needed.

Experts to investigate student loan fraud claims

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy87zjn97epo

Published: March 23, 2025 16:20

The education secretary says claims of student loan fraud point to one of the "biggest financial scandals" in the university sector.

UK must stand up to 'bully' Trump, says Ed Davey

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yx70rzp7ko

Published: March 23, 2025 13:11

Lib Dem leader says UK should "hit back with tariffs of our own" and co-ordinate a with the EU and Canada.

Reeves defends taking free Sabrina Carpenter tickets

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg70k2l5759o

Published: March 23, 2025 10:38

Rachel Reeves tells the BBC she went to the concert with a family member and will declare the tickets.

Civil Service told to slash running costs by 15%

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5nzy403l0o

Published: March 23, 2025 04:51

It is among "radical" reforms vowed by the government as financial pressures mount ahead of the Spring Statement this Wednesday.

Investigation ordered into power outage that closed Heathrow

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgm1krkxrxgo

Published: March 22, 2025 16:44

Ed Miliband says there are lessons to be learned after outage led to major flight disruption on Friday.

Rachel Reeves: I will not 'tax and spend'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78eg7dp9ypo

Published: March 22, 2025 05:46

In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, the chancellor opened up on the public finances and how she's finding the job.

Health secretary considers maternity inquiry calls

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1eny2x57y0o

Published: March 21, 2025 12:52

The health secretary says he will consider "calls for further action" after a meeting with families.

Government borrowing higher than expected as pressure builds on Reeves

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jglw54yvyo

Published: March 21, 2025 08:42

The latest figures for the UK economy add pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her Spring Statement next week.

Southport attack parents share Andrew Tate fears

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07zyrjrkvro

Published: March 21, 2025 06:07

The parents of Child A, who was stabbed 30 times, said preventing knife crime would take "hard work"

Cladding removal plan not ambitious enough, say MPs

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly80q3w5g7o

Published: March 21, 2025 01:40

A committee casts doubt on whether the target of resolving the building safety crisis by 2029 will be met.

Putin would breach Ukraine deal if it is not defended, says PM

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyd0v3344qo

Published: March 20, 2025 21:15

Military leaders met in London to discuss plans for troops to help guarantee Ukraine's security in any peace deal.

Reform UK row: Leaked messages reveal Farage fury with Lowe

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0qgnvqmm5o

Published: March 20, 2025 17:33

The Reform UK leader calls behaviour of suspended MP "disgusting" in WhatsApp messages seen by the BBC.

Don't fear football regulator, league chief tells rich clubs

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvz96qydqyo

Published: March 20, 2025 17:22

English Football League chief Rick Parry rejects claims a regulator would harm the Premier League.

Ex-union official investigated by solicitors regulator

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clykdkylz7ko

Published: March 20, 2025 17:04

Howard Beckett, a qualified solicitor, was Unite the Union's assistant general secretary and head of legal until his suspension in 2022.

Interest rates will go down gradually, says Bank

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgz82838l8o

Published: March 20, 2025 16:24

Borrowing costs had been widely expected to be left unchanged with inflation, predicted to go up in the coming months.

Planning permissions for homes in England fall to record low

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp51d7zy2o

Published: March 20, 2025 14:19

Just over 30,000 projects got the go ahead, the lowest yearly figure since records started in 1979.

Sturgeon will not face further investigation over SNP finances

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y2z4qq6zzo

Published: March 20, 2025 13:52

The former first minister's husband Peter Murrell has appeared in court charged with embezzlement.

Badenoch warns Tories of difficult local elections

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg5dpl1j4zo

Published: March 20, 2025 12:14

The Tory leader admits the upcoming local elections will be "tough", in her party's campaign launch.

Public data should not conflate sex and gender, review says

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge4jyz9dyo

Published: March 20, 2025 11:08

Author of government-ordered review says biological sex and gender have become distinct and should be recorded separately.

More than a fifth of UK adults still not looking for work

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrx4d37dnjo

Published: March 20, 2025 08:47

Official figures come after controversial plans to cut sickness and disability benefits were announced this week.

Watch: Starmer visits UK nuclear-armed submarine

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cwyd0pkelqno

Published: March 20, 2025 04:24

The prime minister pays a rare visit to the crew of HMS Vanguard, as the submarine returns to UK waters after more than 200 days of patrol.

Ministers struggle to quell MP concerns over benefit cuts

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7v5q42y34o

Published: March 19, 2025 18:28

Ministers have been meeting Labour MPs worried about new restrictions to disability payments.

Welfare uncertainty is stirring up fear - Davey

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly3elzpl1zo

Published: March 19, 2025 17:02

The Liberal Democrat leader says there has not been enough detail on the government's cuts to benefits.

Tulip Siddiq attacks 'false' corruption allegations

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vy3wlnyego

Published: March 19, 2025 13:13

The ex-Labour minister's lawyers say investigators in Bangladesh have yet to formally question her.

PM faces calls to exempt hospices from tax rises

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedlpd3y03xo

Published: March 19, 2025 13:13

The NHS will be shielded from April's tax rise but this does not cover private hospices, care homes and pharmacies.

Starmer says cost of sickness benefits 'devastating'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8vp560n7vo

Published: March 19, 2025 04:25

The prime minister's remarks come after the government announced a major benefits overhaul on Tuesday.

Chris Mason: Flurry of worry over benefit changes

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9ypp8pprjo

Published: March 18, 2025 23:35

It could be some time before people know how they may be affected by the government's benefits overhaul.

Lammy says Israel international law remarks 'could have been clearer'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn52plp2317o

Published: March 18, 2025 21:25

The foreign secretary had twice told MPs Israel's aid blockade into Gaza was a "breach" of international law.

Does cutting benefits actually work?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd3jr7e4n3o

Published: March 18, 2025 17:03

The government has set out plans to save billions of pounds from the welfare bill - how have previous attempts to do this fared?

Kendall promises to fix 'broken' benefits system

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89y30nel59o

Published: March 18, 2025 14:53

Measures including restricting eligibility for disability payments are expected to save £50bn by 2030.

At-a-glance: Key changes to benefits in welfare shake-up

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyd2p7dz3vo

Published: March 18, 2025 13:45

How Personal Independence Payments (Pip) and other health-related benefits could change under government plans.

Some PIP recipients may lose out under welfare cuts

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70wvqgr709o

Published: March 18, 2025 04:29

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will set out reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday afternoon.

Net zero by 2050 'impossible' for UK, says Badenoch

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly3pnjyzp4o

Published: March 17, 2025 22:55

The Conservative leader says the target is impossible "without a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us".

Crackdown on government cards to cut 'wasteful' spending

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp3ge97glo

Published: March 17, 2025 22:31

Purchases include £2,500 spent at a women's shoe shop in Barbados and £1,200 on luxury coffee pods.