What is the two-child benefit cap and how could it change?
Since 2017, some benefits have been limited when parents have a third child or more, so how does it work?
Month: November 2025
Wellbeing support for terminally-ill islanders
A hospice offers a free programme for those with life-limiting or serious progressive illnesses.
Trump rolls back tariffs on dozens of food products
The executive order allowing products like coffee and bananas to escape tariffs comes as the Trump administration faces mounting pressure…
Boy learns to walk again after life-saving brain tumour surgery
Chace, 11, from Warwickshire, has been supported by Shine a Light, a childhood cancer charity.
From florist to drone maker: How the weapon became so mainstream
With drones centre stage in Ukraine, military firms around the globe are ramping up their production.
Resident doctors in Scotland begin ballot for strike action
BMA Scotland says ministers went back on a pay agreement but Health Secretary Neil Gray says it is a “fair,…
What’s behind Rachel Reeves’s ‘hokey cokey’ on income tax rises?
The bond markets selling UK debt, which the chancellor had spent months courting, reacted badly to her change of heart…
‘I could hardly walk’ – the issue that affects one in five mums
Two mothers who experienced pelvic girdle pain say being aware of the risk will help people seek treatment.
Government borrowing costs jump after Reeves decides against income tax rise
The 10-year gilt yield rises sharply in reaction to reports that an expected Budget income tax rise will not happen.
US agrees deal to slash Swiss tariffs to 15% after golden charm offensive
Under the deal, Donald Trump’s 39% tariffs will be cut and Switzerland will invest $200bn (£150bn) in the US.