Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned that her planned hike in employers’ National Insurance contributions could have a "devastating" impact on the care home sector, potentially forcing providers to close or make severe cutbacks. The tax increase, which has been described as a "tax on jobs," is expected to push...

The UK’s asylum crisis is placing immense strain on local communities, schools, and housing markets, according to desperate pleas from councils across the country. Despite Labour’s election promise to “end asylum hotels,” the number of asylum seekers housed in such accommodations has risen to 38,079, up from 35,651 in September...

Millions of pensioners and benefit claimants are set to receive their payments earlier than usual in April due to the Easter bank holidays. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that payments scheduled for April 18 (Good Friday) and April 21 (Easter Monday) will instead be made on...

In a significant crackdown on illegal immigration and unauthorized employment, UK immigration enforcement officers, alongside Belfast Harbour Police, conducted a dawn raid at a construction site in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, resulting in the arrest of 36 individuals. The operation, which targeted a sub-contractor’s workforce, led to the detention of 35...

The Labour government, led by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall, has unveiled plans to significantly tighten eligibility for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) as part of broader welfare reforms aimed at reducing the soaring benefits bill and encouraging more people to return to work. The proposed changes, which are expected...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is facing mounting pressure from both colleagues and business leaders to scale back her proposed changes to workers’ rights, as critics warn of “grave unintended consequences” for the economy. Rayner’s Employment Rights Bill, which aims to strengthen protections for workers, is set to be debated...

The incident involving Alison Agatha Lawrence has shocked many, shedding light on a disturbing case of animal cruelty that unfolded at Orlando International Airport. On December 16, 2024, Lawrence, a 57-year-old woman from Clermont, Florida, was reportedly denied boarding a flight because she did not have the proper documentation for...

Former President Donald Trump has officially revoked the security clearances of more than a dozen individuals, including his predecessor Joe Biden, Biden’s family, former Vice President Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and several anti-Trump politicians and legal figures. In a memo signed on Friday (March 21), Trump stated that the decision...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision to freeze income tax thresholds until 2028—and potentially extend the freeze to 2030—is set to push pensioners deeper into financial hardship, according to financial experts. The move, which breaks her previous promise to end the freeze, will drag millions of low-income pensioners into the tax system,...

A former British Army officer, General Sir Richard Shirreff, has issued a stark warning that World War 3 could become a reality within the next two years, with the UK at the center of the conflict. Shirreff argues that any ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine would only serve as a...