Millions of pensioners will receive as much as £470 more a year added to their State Pension from today. The government's' ironclad commitment to the pensions Triple Lock throughout this parliament is keeping up pension levels but many get less due to the changes in 2016 - see explanations a he bottom of this page.
Trump's tariffs could have a particularly significant impact on Scotland compared to other parts of the UK. This is largely due to Scotland's reliance on key exports like Scotch whisky and salmon, which are heavily targeted by these tariffs.
Spending taxpayer money on unnecessary branded merchandise and staff ‘away days' will be banned in the latest crackdown on wasteful spending across departments. Government doing away with costly away days and pricy merchandise.
Outrageous fake reviews and sneaky hidden fees are now banned once and for all in a major win for consumers right across the UK. Fake reviews and hidden fees that cost consumers £2.2bn every year now banned.
Adam Corlett and Lalitha Try form the Resolution Foundation look at what the new tax year brings. April brings with it a series of tax, benefit and bill rises.
Neoliberalism has failed, but the Labour government is wedded to it. No wonder they're so frightened.
April will bring a variety of changes in the tax system, ranging from wide-reaching to narrow impacts and from some that are very noticeable to others that are more subtle. Although households won't observe any direct changes in their take-home pay due to tax changes in April, two tax rises are coming into effect this month that will ultimately affect their incomes, as Figure 1 shows.
UK Total retail sales increased by 1.1% year on year in February, against a growth of 1.1% in February 2024. This was below the 3-month average growth of 2.4% and above the 12-month average growth of 0.8%.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has temporarily paused its car exports to the United States. This decision comes in response to the 25% tariffs imposed by President Trump on foreign-made cars.
Tariffs - Breadlines - Trade wars. Nearly a century ago, protectionism shook the world.
Firms occupying larger premises in Scotland are set to pay £54.7 million more than their equivalent-sized counterparts down south in the coming year, from 1 April. The figures have prompted the Scottish Retail Consortium to reiterate its call for rates parity with England and for the introduction of a new ‘Poundage Rate Lock', so that Scots retailers are never again charged more in rates than counterparts down south.
In summary, he is setting out to shatter every economic advantage that the USA has had, has exploited, and has massively benefited from. If anyone can see any sense in that, good luck in trying to do so.
As President Trump finally unveils his global tariff plan — setting a baseline 10% tariff on all imported goods. With additional hikes apparently based on individual countries' trade balances with the United States — economists like our guest Richard Wolff warn it will have grave economic effects on American consumers and lead to a recession.
Investors discounted everything Trump has ever said about trade and tariffs. We're all going to pay for that mistake.
How are markets reacting to the White House's announcement?. What is Donald Trump's strategy behind imposing reciprocal tariffs across the globe? Will the president ever row back on his decision? Join Katty and Anthony as they answer all of this and more.
China and Canada's Shocking Oil Pact - Leaving U S in the Dust as EVs and Energy Wars Heat Up! Canada’s energy sector is at a crossroads as the $34 billion Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (TMX), completed in May 2024. This opens a Pacific gateway to Asia, breaking decades of U.S.
New entitlement will give thousands of eligible new parents each year with children in neonatal care a right to additional leave and pay. New right to neonatal care leave and pay enters into force this weekend.
Chinese automaker BYD‘s new 5-minute EV charging technology might be one of the biggest breakthroughs the industry has seen so far. But experts say there's reason to temper enthusiasm.
The Federal Reserve, European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE) are considering interest rate reductions as a response to the economic impact of tariffs. Considering the pros and cons with tariffs helping to focus the minds of economists and bankers and not least the chancellor Rachel Reeves.
While we may have been watching the fallout from the Tariffs being instituted by Donald Trump here are many other things happening that will hit hard on institutions from health to education. Avoiding the usual channels that come via congress and signing many executive orders and appointing huge range of his own supporters to top jobs so many people are feeling the affects.
João Sousa at the Fraser of Allender Institute of Strathclyde University has produced a very good short guide to tariffs. Despite was the US President says, tariff is - at least among economists - far from the most beautiful word in the English language.
Donald Trump has declared a trade war on most of the world. The world is already fighting back and it is not going to be pretty.
You have to laugh even if its so serious. Seth Myers takes a closer look.
The new tariffs imposed by the U.S. on coffee imports are expected to significantly increase coffee prices for consumers.
Government begins process seeking business views on response to US tariffs. UK Government launches next stage in process asking UK businesses to comment on options to shape UK's potential response to US tariffs.
The heirs and great-grandchildren of Jewish Belgian art collector Samuel Hartveld are set to receive a painting by Henry Gibbs currently in the collection of the Tate. Hartveld and his wife fled Belgium prior to the German occupation during the Second World War, leaving behind their most treasured possessions.
First Minister John Swinney is set to announce £25 million of funding to local authorities to invest in the renewal of play parks across Scotland. All councils will receive a share of the funding to improve the standard of existing play parks - helping to ensure children have access to safe environments to play and socialise in.
A presentation by Valerie Amin of Nucleus: the Nuclear and Nuclear Archives about a Caithness Davidson family.
Come and enjoy a lovely tea with your friends and neighbours and enter the Easter Bonnet competition!.
Barrow is a blueprint for how defence spending can boost communities up and down the country, the Prime Minister will say while on a visit to the town today. Keir Starmer joins Vanguard Class submarine crew returning home from nuclear deterrent patrol to thank them for their silent service Comes as he visits Barrow to lay the keel of the next generation Dreadnought submarine, the next generation of the UK's nuclear deterrent.
Tickets from the bar from 14 March. Show starts at 7:15pm.
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