More than £1 million in so-called hush money has allegedly been given to City Hall staff under deals requiring them to keep quiet about their departures.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that UK economy will shrink and perform worse than other advanced economies as the cost of living continues to hit households.
Officials working from home are not to blame for long waiting times on HM Revenue and Custom’s self-assessment helpline, the department has said.
More than £1 million in so-called hush money has allegedly been given to City Hall staff under deals requiring them to keep quiet about their departures.
Today, in a joint announcement between the Financial Conduct Authority, the Payments Service Regulator, The Treasury and the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority), an entirely new Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC) was introduced.
Hillingdon has been bailed out with a £25 million government grant following claims it could gobankrupt. The Council accepted the grant from the Department...
Disabled people on the highest components of the new benefit and whose needs are highly unlikely to change will be eligible for an “indefinite award”. In effect, this will mean they will not be subject to reviews and can rely on their new benefit...
The number of first-time home buyers reportedly hit a 20-year peak in 2021. But how, one might bewondering, are people managing to buy when house prices continue to hit record highs? In a survey of 2,002 adults carried out in March 2022, it...
Bank of England policymakers have admitted that inflation is likely to be “several percentage points” higher than the 7.25 per cent it had previously forecast. Price growth is already on course to hit eight per cent by June and could top 10...
Ahead of next week's spring statement, Rishi Sunak said that he would 'stand by' people, but warned sanctions against Russia were not 'cost-free.' He is facing calls from some Tory MPs to cut fuel duty to help ease rising costs at the pumps.
More than 50 charities have warned that the consequences of driving through a below-inflation benefit pay rise in April will be “unthinkable” for households already struggling to cover soaring food and energy costs and a rise in national insurance.
The property website said that the average price of a house hit £354,564 in March, up 1.7% or £5,760 compared with February. It was the biggest monthly rise in 18 years, and pushed the annual rate of growth in asking prices to 10.4%.
Thousands of post offices are either being sold or axed under secret plans to streamline the scandal-hit business, campaigners believe. It is being claimed that authorities want to offload up to 6,000 loss-making branches and turn the Post Office...