Russian Railways' cargo volumes slumped to a 15-year low in 2024, with labour and locomotive shortages exacerbating capacity ...

Labour faced fresh criticism over Brexit after the Business Secretary said the UK could join a Europe-wide customs scheme.

Rachel Reeves is under pressure to reconsider a wealth tax on Britain’s richest households amid a growing public spending ...

Teenage killers like the Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana cannot be locked up for life because it would breach their human ...

Children of US soldiers are exempt from VAT on private school fees in the UK while British troops must pay full price, The ...

National Farmers' Union President Tom Bradshaw has hit out at Labour's "unfair" inheritance tax raid on farmers as he and the ...

When a group of pub owners went on a skiing trip to Mayrhofen in Austria earlier this month, the holiday chat didn’t centre ...

Labour is set to make major changes to the benefits system in 2025, building on its post-election comittment to “get Britain working.” Reforms to disability benefits appear to be at the heart of the ...

Government indicates support for third Heathrow runway and expansion of Gatwick and Luton, despite climate concerns ...

The Labour Party has committed to the Triple Lock, a pledge brought in by the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats ...

The bill gives workers protection against unfair dismissal from day one, with a probation period, and stronger rights on flexible working. It includes a clampdown on “exploitative” use of zero-hours ...

Three months after the tax-hiking Labour Budget, the number of businesses facing critical financial distress has jumped 50 ...