Chancellor Rachel Reeves is poised to deliver an update on the health of the British economy on Wednesday. The spring statement is not a formal budget – as Labour pledged to only deliver one per year ...
The government is telling local councils they must publish data on how many potholes they have fixed or risk losing their share of an extra £500m set aside for fixing roads. From the middle of next mo...
The chief executive of National Grid has claimed that Heathrow Airport had enough power from other substations despite Friday’s shutdown. Around 1,300 flights were affected after a fire knocked out an...
The chancellor has said she is “confident” 10,000 civil service jobs can be axed after numbers ballooned during the pandemic – as she seeks to cut more than £2bn from the budget. Rachel Reeves has tol...
The chancellor says she “rejects” new analysis that suggests the average family could be £1,400 a year worse off by the end of the decade. Rachel Reeves told Sky’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips ...
A new boxing format which promises to eliminate often-controversial human judging decisions is in talks to raise $50m from heavyweight investors amid a broader shake-up in the funding and marketing of...
The chancellor has defended a decision to delay an expansion at Gatwick as she was questioned in the wake of the sudden closure of Heathrow airport – despite admitting the fire showed the need for inc...
Heathrow was back in full operation on Saturday after being shut for nearly 16 hours due to a power cut – but some passengers have continued to face disruption. A spokesperson said the west London air...
The average family could be £1,400 a year worse off by the end of the decade, new analysis suggests. Frozen tax thresholds, rising mortgage and rent costs, and falling real earnings are all predicted ...
Campaigners say a new 100% council tax premium on second homes in England will do little to ease the housing crisis, with one group describing it as a “naked cash grab”. Exclusive Sky News data shows ...
Heathrow was in full operation on Saturday, having been shut over a loss of power for 16 hours on Friday – but some passengers have continued to face disruption. On Saturday morning, a Heathrow spokes...
The civil service is to be told to cut more than £2bn from its budget as part of the government’s spending review. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil spending cuts during the spring statem...
