Rent now swallows up virtually all of the average maintenance loan as the student accommodation market reaches ‘crisis point’, says new HEPI report
Rents for student accommodation have increased by an average of 14.6% over the past two academic years, according to a new report from Unipol and HEPI, meaning they now swallow up nearly all of the average maintenance loan...
Thursday, 26 October 2023 00:01
TaxPayers' Alliance: Transparency crisis as hundreds of councils fail to publish audited accounts
New analysis by the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) shows that almost 100 councils have failed to publish any statement of accounts for the latest financial year...
Thursday, 26 October 2023 00:01
IFS: Incapacity benefits changes strengthen work incentives for over a million, but hundreds of thousands left worse off
In March, the government proposed reforms aimed at supporting people with health conditions to get into, and remain in, paid work...
Thursday, 26 October 2023 00:01
Irish and UK unions warn Strikes Act could breach post-Brexit deal and “stoke UK-EU tensions”
The TUC and ICTU have today (Thursday) joined forces to warn about the impact of the Conservatives’ Strikes Act on future UK-EU relations...
Thursday, 26 October 2023 00:01
Prime Minister calls for global responsibility to take AI risks seriously and seize its opportunities
UK Government officially publishes report on capabilities and risks from frontier AI for the first time, drawing on sources including intelligence assessments...
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 22:30
More action needed to advance women’s role in global peace and security, says Guterres
Twenty-three years after the adoption of a landmark UN Security Council resolution on women, peace and security, their presence is still woefully lacking at negotiation tables...
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 20:53
UK calls for urgent action as the rights of women and girls come under attack: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Women and peace and security...
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 19:23
Committee chair writes to Minister on the treaty on UK withdrawal from the European University Institute
Lord Ricketts, Chair of the European Affairs Committee, has written to Minister Robert Halfen on the treaty on UK withdrawal from the European University Institute...
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 19:19
UK and Oklahoma hold inaugural Working Group meeting
First Working Group meeting under the UK – Oklahoma trade MoU takes place in Oklahoma City, OK...
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 16:37
£48m boost to improve infrastructure in lower income countries
The UK’s new Green Cities and Infrastructure Programme will develop more sustainable ‘green cities’ and deliver climate-resilient infrastructure...
Wednesday, 25 October 2023 16:36