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Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off
Welfare secretary announces changes aimed at cutting bill by up to £5bn in face of opposition from Labour MPs. UK politics live – latest updates Liz Kendall, the welfare secretary, has faced ...The Guardian - 19h -
Benefits crackdown unveiled with aim to save £5bn a year by 2030
Measures include restricting eligibility for disability payments and cutting benefits for health conditions.BBC News - 15h -
Under-22s to be excluded from incapacity benefits
The move comes as part of an overhaul of the welfare system as the UK's benefits bill rises.BBC News - 14h -
Benefits reform will ensure fairness, minister says, as opponents criticise expected cuts
Proposals to change benefits rules to be unveiled on Tuesday have provoked unease among Labour MPs.BBC News - 1d -
Labour unveils disability benefits cuts that aim to save over £5bn
Move risks stoking biggest backbench rebellion of Keir Starmer’s premiershipFinancial Times - 18h -
Statue of peace campaigner Brian Haw unveiled
Brian Haw camped out in Parliament Square for nearly 10 years to protest against UK foreign policy.BBC News - 1d -
What went wrong with the UK’s welfare system?
Factors behind sharp rise in incapacity and disability benefits are complex and at times counterintuitiveFinancial Times - 3d -
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 TuesdayFinancial Times - 2d -
1mn fewer people to secure health benefits under UK welfare reform
Government measures require a Commons vote that could provoke a rebellion by Labour MPsFinancial Times - 1d -
Tensions grow over UK government plan to cut welfare payments
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall prepares to slash spending on health-related benefitsFinancial Times - 1d -
Is The Government Backing Down Over Benefits?
Plans to freeze some disability benefits could be abandoned.BBC News - 2d -
‘Eiffel Tower of the north’? Manchester United unveil 100,000-seat new stadium project
Officials say plan will create 92,000 jobs and 17,000 homes Architect Norman Foster puts ‘vast umbrella’ over ground A new 100,000-seat stadium that will be the largest in the UK. A venue ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Up to 1.2m people could lose between £4,200 and £6,300 per year from changes to Pip, Resolution Foundation says -UK politics live
Work and pensions secretary says Benefits crackdown will save £5bn by 2030 but disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’. Q: Why have you changed your mind on this? . Badenoch says she has not ...The Guardian - 16h -
At-a-glance: The key changes to the benefits system
How Personal Independence Payments (Pip) and other health-related benefits could change under government plans.BBC News - 17h -
As Trump menaces us in Canada, we have a question for Britain: when will you stand up to him? | Jennifer Welsh
The UK has long benefited from its Commonwealth. Though we will take steps to ensure our survival, the silence from London is deafening. David Lammy thought he was reassuring Canadians . During ...The Guardian - 23h -
Xbox unveils Copilot of Gaming as an AI sidekick for gamers
Microsoft unveiled its Copilot for Gaming initiative, an AI gaming sidekick that will enhance player experiences on Xbox.VentureBeat - 5d -
North Korea unveils nuclear-powered submarine for the first time
North Korea has unveiled a nuclear-powered submarine under construction.ABC News - Mar. 8 -
'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefits
More than 124,000 young people have had claims for adult disability benefits refused, the BBC finds.BBC News - Mar. 12 -
Starmer says cost of sickness benefits 'devastating'
The prime minister's remarks come after the government announced a major benefits overhaul on Tuesday.BBC News - 15m -
Muse unveils wearable that combines brainwave tracking and brain oxygen measurements
Muse by Interaxon, a neurotechnology startup, unveiled Muse S Athena, a consumer wearable that can deliver advanced cognitive fitness insights.VentureBeat - 21h -
Will we see the lunar eclipse in the UK?
The Moon will appear red during partial lunar eclipse in UK on Friday.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
Speaker Johnson unveils bill to avert government shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a new short-term funding bill that would avert a potential government shutdown. In order for the bill to pass, it must have bipartisan support. NBC’s Yamiche ...NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Congressional Republicans unveil spending plan to avert government shutdown
Congressional Republicans unveiled their plan for a spending bill to avert a government shutdown as the deadline approaches this Friday. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor reports.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
'If I lose my benefit payments I'll struggle to get to work'
People on long-term sickness and disability benefits tell the BBC they fear how cuts will affect them.BBC News - 12h -
Chris Mason: Uncertainty over benefits changes could go on for some time
It could be some time before people know how they may be affected by the government's benefits overhaul.BBC News - 10h -
North Korea unveils work on nuclear-powered submarine for the first time
North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the U.S.NBC News - Mar. 8 -
House Republicans unveil spending bill boosting defense and trimming all else
Strategy is not likely to earn Democrats’ votes, so Trump is leaning on Republicans to force it through. US House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Picasso exhibition unveiled in Iran after spending decades locked away
After being locked in a vault for over three decades, more than two dozen masterpieces by Pablo Picasso have been unveiled to the public for the first time in Iran. After the Islamic Revolution in ...NBC News - 4d -
Expansion NWSL team unveils plans for new downtown Denver women's soccer stadium
The expansion National Women’s Soccer League team in Denver has unveiled plans for a new downtown soccer stadiumABC News - 16h -
Best Employers: UK
In this report, we highlight the FT’s ranking of the 500 best employers in the UK. Plus: employers rethink what makes a workplace desirable; healthcare pay lags behind worker commitment; ...Financial Times - Mar. 10 -
Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: 'You will be responsible' if benefits are interrupted
As the Social Security Administration cuts staff, that could impact the agency's ability to pay millions of benefit checks each month, Democratic senators warn.CNBC - 6d -
Are there benefits to Trump's tariffs?
America's largest primary aluminum producer, Century Aluminum, applauded Trump's reinstatement of a 25% tariff on aluminum imports.The Hill - 6d -
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They lost their federal jobs and now can’t get jobless benefits: ‘You’re left watching your bank account slowly bleed’
Fired federal workers are having trouble getting unemployment benefits — and some experts fear that could spell trouble for the broader economy.MarketWatch - 3d -
With Social Security Administration under temporary leadership, some experts worry what that means for benefits
Some experts worry new changes at the Social Security Administration may make it more difficult to access the agency's benefits and services.CNBC - 1d -
How much will the UK be hit by tariffs and what happens next?
How much will the UK be hit by US tariffs and what happens next?BBC News - 6d -
Illegal working in UK was unbearable, migrant says
A migrant who returned home after working in a Cannabis farm in the UK is warning other Albanians.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
Rising temperatures to bring UK warm start to spring
Temperatures could reach 18C in the south of the UK on Thursday, the same day as the spring equinox.BBC News - 2d -
FCC unveils sweeping deregulation effort
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is planning a new effort to roll back regulations on the tech, media and telecommunications industries, the department announced Wednesday. The FCC said ...The Hill - 6d -
Speaker Mike Johnson unveils funding bill one week before potential shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Saturday unveiled a stopgap funding bill that would avert a shutdown at the end of next week and keep the government running through the end of September.NBC News - Mar. 8