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FCA finds crypto ownership continues to rise as it delivers plans to regulate crypto

According to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) latest research on consumer attitudes and behaviours towards crypto, 12% of UK adults now own crypto, up from 10% in previous findings...

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 00:01

MPs to vote on landmark smoking ban to stop cycle of addiction and protect vulnerable children

MPs will today (26 November) vote on the world-leading Tobacco and Vapes Bill, moving the UK one step closer to protecting future generations from the harms of smoking and vaping...

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 00:01

Justice Committee launches new inquiry into rehabilitation and resettlement

The Justice Committee is today (Tuesday, 26 November) launching its first new inquiry of the Parliament entitled ‘Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending’...

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 00:01

IFS: The UK Budget has improved the Scottish funding outlook, but tough choices loom down the line

The UK Budget confirmed a top-up to day-to-day (resource) funding for the Scottish Government this year of £1.5 billion, with a further £1.4 billion increase on top of this planned next year...

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 00:01

Biggest employment reforms in a generation unveiled to get Britain working again

Unveiling the biggest reforms to employment support for a generation, Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall has today (26 November) published the Get Britain Working White Paper, marking the Government’s first major intervention to achieve an ambitious 80 per cent employment rate...

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 00:01

BRC: The end of falling inflation?

Shop Price deflation was at 0.6% in November, up from deflation of 0.8% in the previous month...

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 00:01

Supporting isolated schools could help unlock teacher talent across the country, new EPI research finds

A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores headteachers’ and future headteachers’ movements throughout their careers...

Tuesday, 26 November 2024 00:01

People in Birmingham share views to help shape future of nature

Community researchers spoke to people in the communities of Winson Green, Lozells, Newtown, Handsworth, and Bartley Green to get their views on local parks and other green spaces...

Monday, 25 November 2024 19:15

An immediate ceasefire and the immediate release of hostages is the best way to achieve peace: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East Peace Process.

Monday, 25 November 2024 18:46

The UK's Indo-Pacific policy: FCDO Minister's speech to the IISS

FCDO Indo-Pacific Minister Catherine West gave a keynote speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies today, on the UK's Indo-Pacific policy.

Monday, 25 November 2024 18:14