Labour's plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma

Starmer's plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma

The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare

BBC News - 9h

Plan to freeze key disability benefit may be dropped

Many usually loyal Labour MPs had voiced strong opposition to the idea of not increasing PIP in line with inflation, as part of expected welfare cuts.

BBC News - 1d

Keir Starmer defends planned welfare cuts to anxious Labour MPs

Prime minister wants to reform disability benefit payments to help fund greater spending on defence

Financial Times - 6d

Is The Government Backing Down Over Benefits?

Plans to freeze some disability benefits could be abandoned.

BBC News - 1d

Disability benefit cuts test loyalty of Labour MPs

Some are worried about the possibility of freezing payments for people with long-term conditions.

BBC News - 4d

'Throwing Philosopher' plans to get inside Ohtani's head in MLB opener

Shota Imanaga is known as baseball's "Throwing Philosopher" and the Chicago Cubs pitcher plans to get inside Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers' heads in Tuesday's Major League Baseball ...

Yahoo Sports - 8h

The welfare dilemma: how to help 3.5mn people trapped on health-linked benefits?

As costs spiral, ministers search for ways to get people with medical problems into work

Financial Times - 10h

Starmer says benefit system unfair and indefensible

Some Labour MPs urge ministers to tackle the "crisis of economic inactivity", while others oppose cuts.

BBC News - 6d

Charities and MPs warn Starmer over benefits changes

Sir Keir Starmer has faced concerns from Labour backbenchers who have expressed anger at proposals.

BBC News - 6h

Unions on alert as Labour prepares to unveil ‘Trumpian’ plan for civil service

Performance-related pay, exit process for poor performers and more digitalisation among proposed measures intended to revolutionise Whitehall. Highly controversial plans to revolutionise Whitehall ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Could Starmer be in for a benefits rebellion as tribes clash in his own party?

Labour may have ditched its factional in-fighting - but deep welfare cuts could reignite tensions.

BBC News - 2d

How Jacob deGrom is learning to throw smarter, not harder

DeGrom hasn't pitched a full season since 2019 -- but the Rangers ace has a plan to make 2025 special.

ESPN - 4d

Ferguson job dilemma - gossip

Rangers' incoming owners face a massive dilemma after interim manager Barry Ferguson's achieves victory at Celtic Park with a team of perennial underachievers. Rangers defender John Souttar has ...

Yahoo Sports - 6h

The Papers: Ukraine's 'high-stakes talks' and 'nonsense planning delays' shake-up

This week's planned talks between Kyiv and Washington lead some papers, with others reporting on UK planning reforms.

BBC News - Mar. 10

The Papers: Benefits 'backtrack' and smacking 'could be criminal'

A mix of stories make up the front of the Sunday papers.

BBC News - 1d

UK ministers to drop plan to freeze key disability benefit

Decision on personal independence payments comes ahead of government paper setting out wider reforms on Tuesday

Financial Times - 1d

MS patients in England to benefit from major roll out of take-at-home pill

Cladribine tablet for those with active multiple sclerosis will reduce hospital visits and free up appointments. Thousands of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in England are to become the ...

The Guardian - 5d

China announces plan to 'vigorously boost consumption' in bid to shore up economy

The plan was to vigorously boost consumption, expand domestic demand, and "enhance consumption capacity by increasing income and reducing burdens."

CNBC - 12h

Mariners reveal wild plan for switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje, who hits 92 mph while throwing right and left

The 23-year-old Cijntje, a native of the Netherlands, was drafted by Seattle with the No. 15 overall pick last year

CBS Sports - 2d

China plans to ‘vigorously boost consumption’ to shore up economy

Communist party aims to ‘promote reasonable wage growth’ and to reduce financial burdens amid Trump tariffs. Business live – latest updates China’s government has announced ambitious plans to ...

The Guardian - 4h

Tensions grow over UK government plan to cut welfare payments

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall prepares to slash spending on health-related benefits

Financial Times - 53m

Labour picks candidate to replace shamed Amesbury

Cheshire councillor Karen Shore hopes to retain the seat which Labour won at the general election.

BBC News - 3d

The Papers: 'Benefit cut for 1m' and 'Putin must not play games'

A mix of stories make up the front of Saturday's papers, with a focus on government spending cuts and the war in Ukraine.

BBC News - 2d

Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms

Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the face of a potential government shutdown by the end of the week. ...

The Hill - 4d

From Southwest to BP, Elliott and other activists are shaking up companies again

Investors like billionaire Paul Singer have more money than ever to throw around, and they are making their presence felt on Wall Street and Main Street.

MarketWatch - 3d

State girls basketball notebook: Junior officials get up-close tourney experience

Mar. 14—HURON — The officiating crew is a little bigger than normal this week for the Class B state basketball tournament. Yes, there's the three officials on the court for each game, 12 of them in ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

PlayStation plans to update the PS5 Pro with FSR 4-like technology in the near future

While the PS5 Pro uses PSSR, PlayStation plans to level-up that technology with something closer to AMD's FSR 4 next year.

VentureBeat - 6d

NFL insider: New York Giants' plan of trading for No. 1 pick 'appears dead'

One NFL insider says the New York Giants' plan of trading up for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft "appears dead."

Yahoo Sports - 3h

South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after US cuts aid

Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax by 0.5%, a move that will raise the cost of living

ABC News - 4d

Everyone Has a Plan for Gaza. None of Them Add Up.

Since President Trump’s suggestion to expel the territory’s population, Middle East leaders have rushed to propose options for a postwar Gaza. Each is unacceptable to either Israel or Hamas, or both.

The New York Times - 6d

Trump asks Supreme Court to take up birthright citizenship plan

The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to limit the scope of lower court rulings against his executive order that would end automatic birthright citizenship. NBC News' Lawrence Hurley ...

NBC News - 3d

Elon Musk and DOGE Keep Eyes on Social Security

The tech billionaire has repeatedly suggested, without evidence, that Social Security is rife with fraud, even as President Trump denies plans to cut those benefits.

The New York Times - 2d