Category: UK News

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has stated that tax hikes in the recent budget have made it more difficult for companies to hire new talent. The changes, including an increase to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and Inheritance Tax, have been accused of causing a negative impact on business investment by the boss of the… Continue reading Budget tax rises will make it harder to hire, says CBI

A Northampton railway worker, Elliott Badger, has attracted the support of a group of train enthusiasts who have supported his ambition of collecting train tickets from every station in the UK. Badger began his ambitious All Aboard to Northampton project in 2020 and managed to acquire 2,100 tickets that provided over 600 short of the… Continue reading Enthusiasts help Northampton railway worker's ticket project

The Scottish government is set to receive an additional £300m to cover the increase in employer National Insurance contributions, according to sources cited by the BBC. Treasury officials are reported to have informed their Edinburgh counterparts that between £295m and £330m would be available, though the Scottish government maintains that the tax hike would cost… Continue reading Treasury to give Scotland £300m as tax hike compensation

Liverpool is set to welcome back the HMS Prince of Wales, a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, which will receive a civic honour when it arrives on 2 December. This will be the first time in four years that the ship has visited the city. The ship will be docked at the Cruise Liner Terminal on… Continue reading HMS Prince of Wales to get freedom of city on Liverpool return

Simon Ayres, a developer based in Cornwall, UK, has purchased a former public toilet block from the local council for £169,000. Despite the fact that the building no longer contains working toilets, Ayres was attracted by its views of St Michael’s Mount and Mounts Bay. He now plans to install a new unisex toilet block,… Continue reading Cornwall developer plans to turn £169k into new cafe

The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, Sir Keir Starmer, and Kate Nicholl, chief executive of UK Hospitality, met with police chiefs, hospitality bosses and transport leaders in Downing Street on Monday to discuss how they can work collaboratively to tackle the issue of spiking. The government has pledged that bar staff will receive extra training… Continue reading Keir Stamer to meet police and hospitality bosses over spiking

Dame Laura Kenny will be one of six public figures who will guest edit BBC Radio 4’s Today programme over Christmas, the BBC has revealed. The British cyclist will editorially shape episodes of the news programme over the festive period. Others who will take the reins include author Frank Cottrell Boyce, the current children’s laureate,… Continue reading Laura Kenny, Sajid Javid and Floella Benjamin to guest edit Radio 4's Today programme

for extra fees, such as surprise major works bills. They also complain that they are rarely consulted on maintenance work or the choice of contractors. Campaigners argue that more transparency and consultation would help avoid mistrust, and ensure that leaseholders are being charged fairly and only for necessary work. One solution is for property developers… Continue reading Why service charges in flats spiralled out of control

Business leaders have warned that the rise in employer’s national insurance will discourage them from hiring employees. The tax rise was announced in the budget, with a survey suggesting that half of the UK’s business plans to reduce their headcount. Additionally, the Guardian reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans to “rebuke critics of her tax-raising… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Budget put us off hiring' and 'Cabinet assisted dying split'

Reports suggest that a British man was captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine. The man, identified as James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, revealed in a video posted online that he formerly served in the British Army. Russian state news agency Tass quotes a military source as saying that they have detained what they… Continue reading British man captured by Russia while fighting with Ukraine