impact assessment of the health and disability benefit cuts also says that will put an extra 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, into relative poverty. The
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Odds of Bank of England interest rate cut strengthen as inflation falls to 2.8%
The odds of the Bank of England cutting interest rates in May have been strengthened after inflation cooled by more than forecast last month. In
OBR warns of Trump tariff uncertainty as it downgrades UK growth
Rachel Reeves must cope with lower growth and higher borrowing costs this year, as the Treasury’s independent forecaster said the global economic situation was more
Housebuilder Vistry pins hopes on £2bn affordable homes promise as profits fall
Profits at the UK housebuilder Vistry Group have slumped by more than a third in what it described as a “disappointing year” but it is
More than 3m UK families to lose out from benefits cuts
More than 3 million families will lose out as a result of the government’s sweeping cuts to welfare, according to the official analysis, with an
UK experts urge prioritising research into 24 types of deadly pathogen families
Deadly disease-causing organisms from pathogen families that include bird flu, plague and Ebola pose a threat to health in the UK and should be prioritised
Britons cutting back on spending as confidence in economy falls, survey shows
Consumers are cutting back spending on everyday items amid falling confidence in the UK economy before Rachel Reeves’s spring statement, according to a survey. As
Domestic abusers driving more victims to suicide, warn police
Domestic abusers are driving their victims to suicide, police have warned as they admitted to past mistakes and pledged to investigate more “hidden” cases of
UK police to charge more abusers with manslaughter after suicide of partner
A senior police chief has unveiled a plan to charge more domestic abusers with manslaughter after their partners take their own lives. It comes after
Reeves to put £2bn into affordable housing to ‘sweeten the pill’ of cuts
Rachel Reeves will plough £2bn into affordable housing in a bid to “sweeten the pill” of the spending cuts being announced at this week’s spring