Overspend blamed on government indecision, despite eight years spent planning and designing project The estimated £4.8bn cost of HS2’s endangered Euston terminus could balloon further …
‘Impact assessment’ of the illegal migration bill reignites bitter rows over the controversial scheme The cost of sending a single person seeking asylum to Rwanda …
Steep rise in first half of 2022 follows trend from previous year, when Covid pandemic caused financial uncertainty The number of abortions in England and …
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the latest inflation report Newsflash: UK inflation was unchanged last month, bringing little relief to …
Single-use E-cigarettes difficult to recycle and cause fires in bin lorries, Local Government Association says Disposable vapes are increasingly causing fires in bin lorries and …
Union body claims policies left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’, in report before opening hearing of inquiry Years of austerity overseen by David Cameron and George Osborne …
Families who have extra costs because of a child’s disability are going without electricity or heating Disabled children are being forced to go without electricity …
Health secretary Steve Barclay not confirming when strategy to increase numbers of doctors and nurses will be published NHS leaders have raised concerns about the …
LSE researchers estimate that extra barriers on EU food imports have pushed up bills by £250 on average British households have paid £7bn since Brexit …
ONS says annual rate declined in April despite Britons continuing to struggle with high food prices Britain has recorded the sharpest fall in the annual …
The nine-month battle for Bakhmut has destroyed the 400-year-old city in eastern Ukraine and killed tens of thousands of people in a mutually devastating demonstration …
Critics say the extravagance is inappropriate when people are struggling with the cost of living crisis The events to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth …
Average of £1,375 spent annually on heavier patients as government faces scrutiny for policy failures Obese patients cost the NHS twice as much as those …
FSB says business confidence is rising but soaring costs and weakening demand is still slowing growth Small businesses across Britain are warning that the cost …
Some women are turning to escort work to meet basic housing costs, charities warn Women are increasingly being forced to engage in “survival sex” because …
MP unlikely to have Labour whip restored before end of internal party investigation into comments about racism, say insiders Diane Abbott could lose the chance …
Cheddar and budget sausages sold by Asda were highest risers, with supermarkets’ prices for oats and skimmed milk also soaring The price of staple foods …
Such products doing ‘notably better’ than fresh items, data from Kantar reported by BBC shows British shoppers are switching from fresh to frozen food as …
Hospitals to have as few as half the number of senior doctors available as during previous strike action, with cancer services and critical care among …