Benefits U-turn: How much will it cost?
Benefits U-turn: How much will it cost?
Labour's original plan to reform the welfare system was a hasty effort to try to make billions of pounds of cuts to a rapidly growing bill in order to help…
Keir Starmer u-turns on benefits changes after Labour backlash
Keir Starmer u-turns on benefits changes after Labour backlash
PA MediaThe PM was in The Hague this week attending this year's Nato summit, speaking at a media conference on WednesdaySam FrancisPolitical ReporterThe government has confirmed it will make major…
UK car production fell to 76-year low for May as US tariffs hit exports
UK car production fell to 76-year low for May as US tariffs hit exports
Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReutersUK car production sank to its lowest level for May since 1949 as US tariffs hit exports, an industry group has said.Production fell by nearly a…
‘We need these people’: Trump’s migrant crackdown has businesses worried
‘We need these people’: Trump’s migrant crackdown has businesses worried
AFP/GettyAt his 1,200-person cleaning business in Maryland, chief executive Victor Moran carefully screens new recruits to make sure they are authorised to work in the US. Even so, President Donald…
Bristol baby bank supports 11,000 families with essentials
Bristol baby bank supports 11,000 families with essentials
Sophia AllsoppBBC News, West of EnglandA decade after it was founded by three local mums in a living room, a city baby bank has supported more than 11,000 families experiencing…
Solihull ‘fairy prom godmother’ gifts 1,000 free dresses to girls
Solihull ‘fairy prom godmother’ gifts 1,000 free dresses to girls
Louise BrierleyBBC Midlands TodayBBCStefanie Lakin said she had seen the pressure proms put on familiesA teacher has gained the reputation of being a fairy godmother - by gifting almost 1,000…
Should we be letting flies eat our food waste?
Should we be letting flies eat our food waste?
MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterReporting fromVilnius, LithuaniaEnergesmanFly larvae are excellent at converting food waste into proteinMost people are inclined to shoo flies away from food, and the thought of maggots in your…
Post Office criminal trials may not start until 2028, says police chief
Post Office criminal trials may not start until 2028, says police chief
Ben KingBusiness reporterBBCCdr Stephen Clayman says he understands victims' frustration at how long the investigation is takingCriminal trials over the Post Office Horizon IT scandal may not start until 2028,…
