News Archive
10/6/2025
Grants to ensure more than 19,000 tonnes of surplus food will be redistributed to homeless shelters, food banks and charities across the country. Thousands of tonnes of nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste will help families facing food insecurity, thanks to new grants offered today (Tuesday 10 June 2025).
10/6/2025
Commenting on the Government plan announced today (Monday) to means-test Winter Fuel Payments (WFPs) from this winter with a threshold of £35,000, Alex Clegg, Economist at the Resolution Foundation, said: "The new scheme for means-testing Winter Fuel Payments means that that the number of pensioners receiving support will rise from 1.3 million last winter to around 9 million this winter, and not far off the 11.6 million who received Winter Fuel Payments two winters ago when they were universal. "But this U-turn doesn't represent a return to the status quo.
10/6/2025
Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK decreased by 55,000 (0.2%) between March and April 2025 and fell by 115,000 (0.4%) between April 2024 and April 2025. When looking at February to April 2025, the period comparable with our Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates, payrolled employees fell by 78,000 (0.3%) over the quarter and fell by 51,000 (0.2%) over the year.
10/6/2025
The estimated number of vacancies in the UK fell by 63,000, or 7.9%, on the quarter, to 736,000 in March to May 2025; this is the 35th consecutive quarterly decline. Total estimated vacancies were down by 150,000, or 16.9%, in March to May 2025 from the level of a year ago, and 59,000 (7.4%) below their pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) January to March 2020 level.
10/6/2025
Roy Lilley's eLetter, across all social media platforms and email now reaches around 300,000 in-boxes a week, throughout the UK and overseas. It is a free digest of commentary, news and opinion...
10/6/2025
Rolls-Royce SMR selected as preferred bidder to build country's first small modular reactors. New era for nuclear power as Rolls-Royce SMR selected as preferred bidder to build country's first small modular reactors.
10/6/2025
The employment rate came in at 75.1% in the three months to April, versus 75.0% in March. Unemployment came in at 4.6%, versus 4.5% in March and market expectations of 4.6%.
10/6/2025
Parents across Scotland will be able to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area as part of legislation being taken forward by the Scottish Government. Under the plans, local authorities would be required to assess if the request was practical and affordable.
10/6/2025
The wealthy say they are terrified of the national debt, but they aren't really. It only exists because they don't pay enough tax, and they'd hate doing that even more.
10/6/2025
Proposals to build investor confidence in the housing market have been published by an independent group of experts. The Housing Investment Taskforce report makes a number of recommendations to increase investment across the social, affordable and private housing sectors including: Attracting other funds, in addition to public money, for affordable housing.
10/6/2025
More than £1 billion has been paid out to over 7,300 postmasters affected by the Horizon IT scandal - one of the biggest miscarriages of justice of our time. Today's data reveals over £1bn has been paid out in financial redress to thousands of postmasters across the UK.
9/6/2025
The Governor of California Gavin Newsom sets out the problems with president Donald Trump following the problems in LA..
9/6/2025
Dstl has trialled an underwater robot which can prevent adversaries from sabotaging undersea cables and pipelines by disarming or removing threats. An underwater robot could soon be saving lives at sea for the Royal Navy and prevent adversaries from sabotaging undersea cables and pipelines.
9/6/2025
Canada is leading the way but boycotts are spreading globally - avoiding American products to make a statement..
9/6/2025
Government proposals to ban bottom trawling in more vulnerable marine habitats aim to protect important and rare underwater life. Bottom trawling - a fishing method that involves dragging large nets along the sea floor - could be banned across more vulnerable areas of English seas.
9/6/2025
Denmark just made headlines by pushing its state pension age to 70 — the highest in the Western world. But what about the UK? Could we be heading the same way? And what would that mean for your retirement plans.
9/6/2025
Everyone over the State Pension age in England and Wales with an income of, or below, £35,000 a year will benefit from a Winter Fuel Payment this winter. This increased threshold means no lower or middle-income pensioners will miss out, with the vast majority - over three quarters - of pensioners in England and Wales receiving the payment.
9/6/2025
British farmers and food safety campaigners have been sounding the alarm over the recent deal struck between the UK and US. The agreement offers unprecedented access to US agricultural exports such as beef and ethanol into the UK market.
9/6/2025
Many people on the UK's left promote wealth taxes. The trouble is that they would take years to deliver.
9/6/2025
Funding boost for activities clubs for children from low income families. Funding of £5.5 million for the Extra Time programme, which provides free activities clubs before school, after school and during the school holidays for primary age pupils, will support families on low incomes outwith school.