News Archive
13/5/2025
The Trump UK deal is already a mess and many think Starmer should never have agreed to it. Nothing is ever easy in Trade negotiations but this shows why the present deal is not going to work.
13/5/2025
The estimated number of vacancies in the UK fell by 42,000, or 5.3%, on the quarter, to 761,000 in February to April 2025, which was the 34th consecutive quarterly decline. Total estimated vacancies were down by 131,000, or 14.7%, in February to April 2025 from the level of a year ago, and 34,000 (4.3%) below their pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) January to March 2020 level.
13/5/2025
John Talks about - I'm in a living hell with endless calls to the UK HMRC, revenue and customs department. Round and Round I go trying to pay tax and yet the system is against you.
13/5/2025
The following information is for the period from January to March 2025. Annual growth in employees' average earnings for regular earnings (excluding bonuses) was 5.6% and total earnings (including bonuses) was 5.5%.
13/5/2025
Early estimates for April 2025 indicate that the number of payrolled employments was 30.3 million, a fall of 0.3% from April 2024; this is equivalent to 106,000 fewer employees. The largest increase was in the health and social work sector, a rise of 87,000 employees; the largest decrease was in the accommodation and food services sector, a fall of 107,000 employees.
13/5/2025
If you're used to Windows 10, but just upgraded to Windows 11, or maybe got your first new computer in years, it has a lot of features that you may not be familiar with. Today, I break down ALL of the things that you might ever want to use or change in Windows 11, with step by step with on-screen instructions..
13/5/2025
NHS Grampian has been escalated to Stage 4 of NHS Scotland's National Performance Framework for finance, leadership and governance. This follows concerns about the board's financial position, plans, leadership and governance and the impact these may have on the delivery of local services.
13/5/2025
A partnership programme to help prevent people from becoming homeless has been launched by the Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville. This is in addition to the £4 million investment in homelessness prevention pilots in 2025-26 highlighted by the First Minister in the Programme for Government.
13/5/2025
Support for Windows 10 ends October 14, 2025 - are you ready?.
12/5/2025
In a boost to the UK's clean energy transition and energy security The Crown Estate is proceeding with its Capacity Increase Programme. This will maximise the potential of existing offshore wind lease areas, potentially generating enough energy to power up to four million homes and create economic growth for the UK.
12/5/2025
Economist and host Professor Christopher Clarke investigates why American trucks have stayed the same size for decades — while countries like Finland and Australia are pushing the limits. What's holding the US back, and why does it matter?.
12/5/2025
"Don't come back tomorrow." That’s what workers at a Georgia-Pacific (GP) plant were told after the company suddenly shut down operations and laid off an entire workforce — without warning. In 2025, tariffs are tearing through American industry, and the latest victim is one of the country’s largest manufacturers.
12/5/2025
International recruitment for care workers will end under plans announced by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Care workers from overseas have made a huge contribution to social care in the UK, but too many have been subject to shameful levels of abuse and exploitation.
12/5/2025
The Prime Minister will today announce an end to Britain's failed experiment in open borders that saw migration soar to one million a year by ensuring people coming here earn the right to stay in the country. Migration system will back British workers, boost economic growth and control our borders under the Plan for Change.
12/5/2025
New measures to make it a criminal offence for people who are not qualified as a nurse to use the title and mislead the public. Anyone misleading the public and describing themselves as a nurse without the relevant qualifications and registration will be committing a crime, under new measures announced by the government to protect the title ‘nurse' in law.
12/5/2025
15 Big Restaurant Chains That Are Falling Apart In 2025. Once seen as pillars of American dining, these 15 major restaurant chains are now quietly shrinking.
12/5/2025
"We need help." That's what farmers across America are saying as they face one of the worst agricultural profit collapses in decades. In 2025, a devastating combination of tariffs, inflation, and broken supply chains has wiped out farm income across the United States.
12/5/2025
Thinking about moving to Spain. This video may make you think again..
12/5/2025
How Donald Trump's world tariff turmoil is already causing grief for Aussies..
12/5/2025
Savings are persistently confused with investing in the UK. In reality, few savings create any real investment in the UK, and that's why our investment rates and economic performance are so poor.