Josh MartinBusiness reporter Reuters EV levies, tourist taxes, pension changes and income tax policy were announced in the Budget on 26 November, but were reported by media beforehand Chancellor Rachel Reeves is backing an inquiry into pre-Budget leaks from the Treasury which knocked business and consumer confidence and moved markets. The chief secretary to the […]
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is to launch an independent review into rising demand for mental health, ADHD, and autism services in England. Streeting has previously suggested mental health conditions are being “overdiagnosed”, and the government has argued that increased pressure on the system has led to long waits for people with an urgent need for […]
Getty Images President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian officials are preparing to meet US negotiators, after high-stakes talks between the US and Russia over a plan to end the war in Ukraine failed to produce tangible results. Zelensky said a meeting would be arranged “in the coming days” once the US team had returned from […]
Dywedodd Mr Borson fod adroddiad strategol y clwb, o haf 2024, yn cydnabod pwysigrwydd datblygu’r Cae Ras. “Bydd [yr eisteddle] yn ffordd y gallen nhw gynhyrchu mwy o refeniw, gwerthu mwy o seddi, cael mwy o gefnogwyr a datblygu’r busnes. “Mae’n anarferol iawn, ar y cyfan, y byddai’r llywodraeth yn gweld hi’n briodol, mewn amgylchedd […]
Getty Images Some hospitals in Delhi now have clinics to treat pollution-related illnesses More than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses were recorded in six state-run hospitals in Delhi between 2022 and 2024 as the Indian capital struggled with rising pollution levels, the federal government has said. The government said in parliament that more than […]
Gabija GataveckaiteBBC NI News Dublin Correspondent PA Media This is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s first official visit to Ireland The Irish government has approved an extra €125m (£110m) in support for Ukraine in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. It comes after the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland for […]
Gemma Dillon,West Yorkshire political reporterand Rima Ahmed,BBC Radio Leeds BBC Tracy Brabin says the emphasis on mayors in the Budget is “revolutionary” West Yorkshire’s mayor says scrapping the two-child benefit cap will help families that have jobs but still struggle to make ends meet. Labour’s Tracy Brabin has been answering questions on Message the Mayor […]
Judith Moritz,Special Correspondent, Lynette Horsburgh,North Westand Sarah Spina-Matthews,North West BBC Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died as a result of the crush at Hillsborough on 15 April 1989 Twelve police officers would have faced gross misconduct proceedings over the Hillsborough disaster, a long-awaited report has found. Former South Yorkshire Police (SYP) chief constable Peter Wright and Ch […]
Family handout Meg Draper joined the swimming and netball teams and was a popular figure in the student community A popular and sporty teenager who made a “big impression” at her new university died within weeks of starting, after contracting meningitis. Meg Draper was 18 and had joined swimming and netball teams, but died in […]
Aleem MaqboolReligion Editor, Travelling with the Pope, Beirut Getty Images The Pope arrived in Beirut on Sunday Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Beirut a week after Israeli air strikes hit the Lebanese capital. For a man known for being measured and careful in what he does, it seems quite the statement to land in […]