Getty ImagesScreenwriter Jack Thorne co-wrote Adolescence and is passionate about representing disabled people The screenwriter behind hit TV drama Adolescence has told the BBC the government's planned benefit changes ...

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a U-turn on last year's controversial cuts to winter fuel payments.More than nine million pensioners lost out on payments worth up to £300 after ...

Senior government figures are discussing whether to reverse the controversial decision to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners within weeks.More than nine million pensioners lost out on ...

President Donald Trump has slashed the tariff on small parcels sent from mainland China and Hong Kong to the US, just hours after the world's two biggest economies said ...

BBCThe United States has maintained a consulate in Edinburgh since the 18th centuryThe United States consulate in Edinburgh could be closed due to spending cuts imposed by Elon Musk's ...

Barclays has become the biggest UK lender so far to cut mortgage rates as the continued uncertainty caused by US tariff policy raises expectations of interest rate cuts this ...

The leader of the Fire Brigades Union is calling on Labour MPs to vote against the government's proposed cuts to benefits.Steve Wright has become the first general secretary of ...

Shanaz MusaferBusiness reporterBecky MortonPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsTaxes may have to rise in the autumn, economists have warned, despite big welfare cuts and spending reductions in Wednesday's Spring Statement.Chancellor Rachel ...

Measures to speed up economic growth are set to be discussed in a meeting of industry regulators with the chancellor on Monday.Rachel Reeves is expected to outline more plans ...

Tom Espiner & Charlotte EdwardsBusiness reporters, BBC NewsAlisonAlison says the thought of a cut to her benefits is "extremely upsetting"The government is set to announce cuts to spending on ...

US President Donald Trump's cuts to the government workforce have started to hit, but overall hiring last month remained stable as growth in other sectors offset those losses. The ...

PAChancellor Rachel Reeves has earmarked "several billion pounds" in draft spending cuts to welfare ahead of her Spring Statement, according to the BBC.When asked about the welfare budget, the ...