Category: UK
Using an e-scooter can add £1,000 to your car insurance quote
Young people using private electric scooters on roads and pavements risk facing huge insurance premiums when they want to drive a car, says the comparison [more…]
Konstantin Kisin: anti-woke libertarian who reluctantly calls himself ‘right wing’
Konstantin Kisin has until this week been best known as a libertarian, pro-free speech independent podcaster, and for a viral appearance at the Oxford Union [more…]
New laws to protect children exploited by gangs in England and Wales ‘will save lives’
Long-overdue laws to protect children forced into selling drugs across county lines will save lives and block a “brutal and lucrative criminal business”, the former [more…]
Lobbying led UK universities to adopt US-style security during Gaza protests, emails reveal
University leaders reassured campus security officials amid pro-Palestine protests in the UK that they would back them if “things got tough” after their US counterparts [more…]
Starmer will not challenge Trump on his attack on Zelenskyy when the pair meet
Keir Starmer will not risk riling Donald Trump by challenging him over his attack on Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, when the pair finally meet next [more…]
Rachel Reeves given smaller than expected £15bn tax boost to UK finances
A rise in self-assessment and capital gains tax receipts gave the UK’s public finances a smaller than expected £15.4bn lift in January. The surplus is [more…]
UK lenders paid car dealers cash upfront that may have led to costlier loans
UK lenders paid “advance commissions” to car dealers that may have encouraged them to push costlier loans on to consumers, legal filings linked to the [more…]
Britain lost 100 breweries last year, says ‘indie beer’ trade body
The number of independent breweries in Britain declined at its fastest rate in 2024, figures from the “indie beer” trade body suggest. The UK had [more…]
Pilot of domestic abuse experts helping in 999 call rooms begins in England
Domestic abuse specialists embedded in control rooms receiving 999 emergency calls will help “create force-wide cultural change”, said Jess Phillips as the first phase of [more…]
UK hiring on the rise as confidence lifts, research suggests
Companies have ramped up hiring in recent weeks while consumer confidence has started to rise, research suggests, in a boost for Rachel Reeves as the [more…]
