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Workers who keep Britain's nuclear deterrent system on standby will vote next week on whether to go on strike after no agreement was reached on wage increases, the union representing them announced yesterday.more

The number of children arriving at school hungry has risen dramatically in the last six months, with many teachers reporting a worrying rise in pupils stealing to eat, according to a survey of teachers in England. more

Millions of people on benefits are missing out on cheaper broadband tariffs because firms are failing to promote them properly, the media watchdog Ofcom has said. more

Britain's annual inflation rate stood at 10.1 percent in September. - reported the ONS statistics office yesterday. That means it has returned to double digits after a month-long pause, and along with July's rate, is the highest level in 40 years.more

An independent Scotland will retain the pound sterling, but will establish its own currency as soon as possible, Scottish Chief Executive Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday. She also asserted that talk of requiring passports to enter England is "complete nonsense."more

To those who cannot afford photovoltaic installations, British Sarah Merrick proposes to buy a wind turbine "per company". Ripple Energy, founded by her, is helping Brits lower their electricity bills while switching to green energy. Subscriptions for participation in the third wind farm are already starting.more

British Prime Minister Liz Truss apologized last night for the mistakes she made, but stressed that she still intends to lead the Conservative Party into the next House of Commons elections. The new finance minister believes in Prime Minister Truss and calls for her to be given another chance.more

Some 1.4m people are to receive the autumn double social protection payment this week to help to ease the pressure of the cost of living. It will be the first of eight lump sum payments paid out between now and Christmas.more

Renters in London are facing higher costs as competition for properties drives up prices, data has shown. Rising demand for homes combined with a falling supply has caused prices to increase to levels higher than before the pandemic, when average rent fell.more

The new British Finance Minister, Jeremy Hunt, announced the government's withdrawal from almost all tax cuts announced just over three weeks ago by its predecessor and a significant cut in aid to energy bills.more

Hospitality and leisure sector workers are missing out on about £200m in tips every year according to Labour figures, with the party pledging to “stamp out” unfair deductions for good.more

Around half-a-million hospital workers are set to be given the opportunity to go on strike over pay in the coming months, it has been revealed.more

4.7 million Italians have not recently paid at least one bill - for gas, electricity or rent because they cannot afford it - is the result of a survey conducted by a specialized portal that compares the amount of fees. As it is noted, this result shows the real effects of the increases in view of the energy crisis.more

Keir Starmer has lashed out at Liz Truss after she ran out of a disastrous press conference on Friday. The Labour leader said that she was ‘in off ice, but not in power’ and described the Prime Minister as being a ‘threat’ to the UK. more

The march against high prices and in defense of the climate in Paris gathered around 140,000 people. people - say the organizers of the protest: trade unions and leftist France Nieujarzmiona (LFI). The left-wing Nupes bloc is trying to consolidate public discontent under the banners of the LFI.more

Every second Pole with savings had to reach for them in the last six months to finance basic needs - incl. purchase of food or fuel - according to the data of the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register.more

Britain's new finance minister, Jeremy Hunt, in an interview with the BBC released today, promised to restore the country's economic credibility, settling every penny of government spending and tax plans. At the same time, he assured that Prime Minister Liz Truss remained in power.more

US President Joe Biden criticized the plan to cut taxes abandoned by British Prime Minister Liz Truss. He decided that the proposal that Truss later withdrew was a "mistake".more

People in north Wales, Cheshire and parts of Merseyside pay the highest rate for their electricity under the government's Energy Price Guarantee. more

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning to Deliveroo users after reports that takeaway food was being offered on finance. more

There were mistakes in the government's tax reform plan to cut taxes, especially for the richest, said UK Finance Minister John Hunt today. The politician appointed yesterday announced that some taxes would be raised, which would be a difficult decision.more

Almost half of hospital doctors plan to leave the NHS in the next year risking the “complete collapse” of the health service, a survey by the British Medical Association (BMA) shows.more

UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng returned today from a business trip to a country where pressure is increasing on the government to break with economic policies causing turmoil in financial markets. Liz Truss fired Kwarteng, who was Britain's shortest-serving Chancellor of the Treasury since 1970, the BBC reported.more

A jackpot-winning lottery ticket, worth £5m and bought in Birmingham, remains unclaimed. The winning numbers were selected for the 28 September draw and the winner has until 27 March to come forward.more

NatWest confirmed today that it is closing 43 branches across Britain in the latest move to transition its banking services online. Several banks in Scotland, including in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, are among the fresh wave of closures. Branches in Coventry, Cheltenham, Tonbridge in Kent, Balham in south London and Thame in Oxfordshire will also shut next year.more