Winter fuel payments: NI pensioners could have payments restored
Enda McClaffertyBBC News NI political editorGetty ImagesThe announcement means the majority of pensioners will get the payment of £200, with £300 to go to those over 80.Tens of thousands of…
Winter fuel payment: ‘We’ve listened’, says Reeves as U-turn confirmed
Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsMore than three-quarters of pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this year after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed a major policy U-turn.Nine million pensioners in England…
Guernsey food bank faces shortages in food donations
BBCThe Guernsey Welfare Service serves an average of 68 families a weekThere has been a significant drop in food donations at a food bank in Guernsey, a charity has said.…
Tariffs: US and China meet for trade talks in London
Nick EdserBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReporting fromLondonAdam HancockBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReporting fromSingapore A new round of talks aimed at resolving the trade war between the US and China have started in…
Post Office Horizon IT scandal compensation hits £1bn
PA MediaMore than a billion pounds has now been paid out in compensation to victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, according to new government figures.A total of £1.039bn…
Women’s Super League revenues soared 34% during 2023-24 season
Revenues for Women's Super League (WSL) clubs soared by 34% during a record-breaking 2023-24 season.The 12 teams in the WSL amassed a combined revenue of £65m, with each club generating…
High Court dismisses challenge against Clare wind farm
The High Court has dismissed objectors' judicial review challenge against the green light for a 579 ft high eight turbine wind farm for lands in south east Clare. Over 300…
China and US resume trade talks in London
Top US and Chinese officials were meeting in London today to try to defuse a high-stakes trade dispute that has widened beyond tit-for-tat tariffs to restrictions over rare earths, threatening…