Yearly Archives: 2025
Taxes may have to rise in the autumn, economists have warned, despite big benefit cuts and spending reductions in Wednesday’s Spring Statement. The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank said Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s headroom to deal with economic risks, like Donald Trump’s tariffs, was “very small”. Director Paul Johnson said there was a “good chance” […]
The only golf club to have staged four Ryder Cups, The Belfry’s famous Brabazon course has a rich history of titanic battles between the world’s greatest golfers. The Brabazon, one of three courses that comprise the luxurious Belfry golf resort near Sutton Coldfield, has also hosted 20 European Tour events and will add to that tally […]
The Football Associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2035. The announcement comes after Wednesday’s decision by the FIFA Council to recommend Europe or Africa as the host for the 2035 tournament. Meanwhile, the 2031 edition will be held in a CAF or CONCACAF nation, with the […]
Rachel Reeves has said she will not accept free concert tickets again, following a backlash over her attendance at a Sabrina Carpenter gig. She has repeatedly defended her decision to accept tickets worth £600 for her and a family member to watch the American singer from a box at London’s O2 arena. She argued it […]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out her plans for the UK economy in her Spring Statement and is on track to meet her self-imposed rules on the public finances, which she has said are “non-negotiable”. On the face of it, that sounds like a good thing. So why are people saying that she may struggle […]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out her plans for the UK economy during her Spring Statement in the House of Commons. It came as the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) – which monitors the government’s spending plans – unveiled its latest economic forecasts. Here is a summary of the main points. Welfare changes Economic forecasts […]
The United Kingdom has become the first country to officially recognise parkour as a sport. The practice, also known as freerunning, has had its application to be recognised approved by the home country sports councils. Governing body Parkour UK says participants can “take part whenever and wherever they want”. Minister for Sport Tracey Crouch described […]
“The biggest opportunity we’ve had – or maybe ever will have – to show the sport to new audiences.” Liam Carroll, head coach of the Great Britain baseball team, has no doubt about the importance of the London Series weekend, which provided a landmark game in this storied rivalry. For two nights, the famous West […]
Western sanctions on Russia need to be increased, not weakened, in order to bring it to the negotiating table, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The prime minister accused Vladimir Putin of “playing games and playing for time” after the Russian president demanded sanctions were lifted before a US-brokered maritime ceasefire is enacted. “Now is not the time […]
At 3am last Wednesday, as the rain poured down, pro-Palestine students at Bristol University set up an encampment opposite a study centre on campus. Eugenia and five other student activists who had met at previous protests put four tents together. But despite the cold, more sprung up over the next few nights. “It’s now grown […]