England's stark regional wage inequalities are driven by the places where people work, and not just by the people who work in different places as earlier studies have suggested. This should prompt a rethink about how policy makers can address these divides, according to ground-breaking new research published today (Monday 23 June 2025) by the Resolution Foundation.
Borrowing - the difference between total public sector spending and income - was £17.7 billion in May 2025; this was £0.7 billion more than in May 2024 and the second-highest May borrowing since monthly records began in 1993, after that of May 2020. Borrowing in the financial year to May 2025 was £37.7 billion; this was £1.6 billion more than in the same two-month period of 2024 and the third-highest April to May borrowing since monthly records began, after those of 2020 and 2021.
The Foreign Office is inviting vulnerable British nationals in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) to register their interest in a flight to help them depart. the UK is preparing a flight to transport vulnerable British nationals and their dependants out of Israel and the OPTs early next week.
Is there a path to peace in the Middle East? In this video, I unpack the issues and suggest that current leadership is failing. .
Major sporting events and grassroots sport across the UK to benefit from over £900 million in funding, as part of government's Plan for Change . More than £500 million to support delivery of world class major sporting events hosted in the UK, including UEFA EURO 2028, Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes Grand Departs 2027.
Thousands of high-skilled jobs and hundreds of apprenticeships have been created to help keep the United Kingdom protected around the clock, with newly published figures highlighting the economic benefits of the defence nuclear industry. New figures reveal that 1,500 skilled roles have been created in the last year at the UK's nuclear weapons technology centre AWE.
UK inflation is running significantly higher than its main economic competitors. Inflation last month was 3.4%, compared to 1.9% in Europe, 0.9% in France and 2.4% in the US.
Forget the myths. In this video I set the record straight on MMT: what it is, how it works, and what it doesn't claim to do.
Have you got debts then this video may help. Watch it all.
Trump just reversed course, cancelling tariffs on Canadian imports — but Canada isn't backing down. In a stunning move, Ottawa hit back with new measures, sending shockwaves through the global economy and escalating what analysts now call the most volatile phase of the trade war 2025.
Despite the shadow cast by U.S. President Donald Trump's early departure, Prime Minister Mark Carney pressed ahead with his G7 goals, but did he get everything he wanted? The National breaks down the summit’s big moments and what waning U.S.
In a stunning move, Ontario has redirected its critical nickel and cobalt exports from the U.S. to Europe — cutting Detroit out of the equation and rewriting the global EV supply map.
JD Vance becomes international HUMILIATION after Iran strike..
Rising oil prices set off a chain reaction that touches nearly every corner of the economy. At the most basic level, when oil becomes more expensive, consumers pay higher prices at the pump and for home heating, which can quickly ripple through the rest of the system.
Some interesting items on money box on Radio 4 today. Young people have money in a trust supplied by the government so still worth checking it as families may not be aware of how to get the cash.
Statement from the Nordic-Baltic 8++ on joint action to further counter Russia's shadow fleet. We, the Foreign Ministers and government representatives of Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom have met today to address the challenge posed by the Russian shadow fleet.
Fourteen major festivals across Edinburgh and Glasgow will receive funding increases this year, thanks to a record uplift in the Scottish culture budget. As part of an overall £4 million increase for festivals in 2025-26 Scottish Budget, this year's Festival EXPO Fund has awarded a total of £2.8 million across the 14 festivals, up from £1.7 million the previous year.
A new flexible grants scheme offering farmers and crofters capital investment will open next month, Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced. The £14 million Future Farming Investment Scheme offers flexible capital grants to support investments in efficiency, nature and climate friendly farming.
A delegation from Scotland's world-leading health technology sector, led by Health Secretary Neil Gray, will visit Japan next week to strengthen trade and innovation ties and promote Scottish expertise on the global stage. The trade mission will showcase Scotland's strengths in digital health and life sciences at a series of events, including Japan Health 2025 in Osaka and a programme at the UK Pavilion at Expo 2025.
Call for UK Government to follow Scottish Government lead on social security. Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has urged the UK Government to protect and enhance social security rather than making cuts.
