July 2023

A pledge made in Downing Street four years ago today to fix the social care crisis has been left unfulfilled – with promises of support for the sector shelved, diluted or dropped, a coalition of charities has said. The Care and Support Alliance (CSA), which represents more than 60 of England’s leading organisations campaigning for […]

Budget airline Ryanair has reported quarterly profits soaring nearly four-fold thanks to demand over Easter and the coronation weekend, but flagged pressures on consumers from surging costs and mortgage rates. The Irish airline posted profits after tax of 663 million (£573.6 million) for its first quarter, up from 170 million euros (£147.1 million) a year

The Prime Minister said the bulk of Britain’s new homes will be built in major cities as he vowed not to “concrete over the countryside”. Ahead of planning reforms due to be announced by Housing Secretary Michael Gove, Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the Conservative Westminster Government is on course to meet its target of

City minister Andrew Griffith has summoned bank chiefs for a meeting to discuss how customers can be protected from “being de-banked” after Coutts cut ties with Nigel Farage. Mr Griffith is expected to write to the chief executives of 19 banks, building societies and digital challengers on Monday warning that regulations around politically exposed persons

They will be housed at sites including Dorset, Essex and Lincolnshire Around 3,000 asylum seekers could be living on a barge and in former military sites by the autumn in a Government bid to cut back on using hotels. Around 500 migrants will be housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge – which was met with

Australia have retained the Ashes after the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford ended in a draw. England’s bid to push for a series-levelling victory in the fourth Ashes Test has been ended by the Manchester rain, which wiped out the entire fifth day at Emirates Old Trafford. Only 30 overs were possible on

Queues of traffic and rail strikes have hit travellers as they embark on trips after many schools across England broke up for the summer holidays. The Port of Dover said it was taking about 40 minutes for departing passengers to pass through border checks, having been 90 minutes on Saturday. It said traffic was moving