Image copyright Thinkstock Families in the UK are becoming more clean-living, with less money being spent on cigarettes and alcohol, but more being spent on going out to restaurants. But the Family Spending Survey from the Office for National Statistics shows little change in spending overall. In the year to the end of March 2016, […]
Media captionNewspapers risked undermining the law over Brexit hearing, Lord Neuberger tells Radio 4’s Today The president of the UK’s Supreme Court has criticised politicians for not doing enough to defend judges following a row over the Brexit legal challenge. Lord Neuberger said politicians did not speak out quickly or clearly enough and some media […]
Image copyright Getty Images Wages grew faster than the rate of inflation at the end of 2016, official figures show. In the three months to December, wages grew 2.6% on an annualised basis in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, that was slower than the previous period, leading analysts to […]
Image copyright Getty Images UK unemployment fell by 7,000 to 1.6 million in the three months to December, official figures show. It meant the jobless rate held steady at an 11-year low of 4.8%, the Office for National Statistics said. The employment rate edged higher to 74.6% – a record high – while wages also […]
Media caption‘We pay less now than we would on rent’ One in three new build properties outside London were bought through a flagship scheme for first-time buyers, but just one in 10 in the capital, analysis by BBC News shows. The Help to Buy Equity Loan was introduced to boost the housing market. A property […]
Media captionPaul Nuttall was shown the comments on his website, which he said were not accurate and not published by him Paul Nuttall’s press officer has offered to resign after saying she was to blame for “mistakes” in statements about the UKIP leader’s involvement in the Hillsborough disaster. Mr Nuttall earlier admitted claims on his […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The details of Mr Trump’s visit have yet to be settled Theresa May has said she looks forward to welcoming Donald Trump to the UK later this year after discussing his planned state visit on the phone. Last month’s invitation, coming so soon after the US President took office, has […]
Image copyright PA Image caption Only a handful of countries currently meet the 2% Nato target The government has rejected a think tank’s claim that it missed Nato’s target of spending at least 2% of national income on defence. In a new report, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) claimed spending had fallen to […]
Media captionPaul Nuttall was shown the comments on his website, which he said were not accurate and not published by him UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has admitted that past claims that he lost “close personal friends” in the Hillsborough disaster were incorrect. He told Liverpool’s Radio City he was not responsible for statements on his […]
Image copyright PA A new centre to protect the UK against cyber-attacks is to be officially opened by the Queen later. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in London is designed to improve Britain’s resilience to attacks and act as an operational nerve centre. “We want to make the UK the hardest target,” Ciaran Martin, […]
