The chancellor, John Healey, has called in the CEOs of lenders including Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest for talks ahead of his crucial budget statement.

Veteran Labour MP and former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham that the only way to balance the books is through wealth taxes because MPs will 'not vote for welfa...

Animal welfare groups urge Northern Ireland to clarify that boiling lobsters and crabs alive is illegal under current law.

No one is ever born poor. They are condemned to poverty by societal policies which prevent millions from realising their full physical, mental, and intellectual capacities potentialities.

Trusted by millions, the finance expert has seen his name and face used to mis-sell a string of fake investments. And yet, he says, it would be ‘very simple’ for the government to stop them

The proud Yorkshireman, who also painted iconic pictures of America, was routinely described as Britain's greatest artist.

Radiologists say ‘ballooning’ costs reflect staffing failures, forcing a reliance on lower-quality private scan reports

The UK government must join global efforts to coordinate wealth taxes and urgently tax those with more than £10 million in assets.

The government has some good policies, but not a transformative plan for society.

Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets

Research suggests older people are being excluded from GP services due to the shift towards digital-first booking systems.

The problems caused by neoliberalism cannot be addressed by bigger doses of neoliberal policies which prioritise profits and corporate interests over people’s welfare

World Press Freedom Index, which assessed 180 countries, finds established journalism is ‘being asphyxiated’

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Heir to the throne has collected an estimated £2.5 million in rent from the taxpayer for rat-infested and abandoned Dartmoor Prison

Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS

Exclusive: England and Wales Greens leader outlines economic policy including help to meet rising energy costs and water re-nationalisation

David Roberts' family makes official complaint to Betsi Cadwaladr health board over his care at Glan Clwyd Hospital.

Syndicat de la Librairie Française accused online retailer of trying to ‘flood the market with fake AI-generated books’

Royal Mail says the increase reflects the rise in delivery costs, but the move angers consumer groups.

Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.

Job losses and programming cancellations expected after Tim Davie tells staff broadcaster is not a ‘protected species’

It is not just this doomed government but the Labour party itself that is disappearing before our very eyes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says

Tackling the cost of living crisis at home 'means engagement beyond our borders', says Keir Starmer. What do experts think of that?

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