Tom Wernham, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, told the BBC using administrative records to "correct benefit amounts is going to be a big improvement to ...

UK government borrowing fell sharply last month, due to more income from taxes and higher National Insurance Contributions outweighing spending, figures show.In December government borrowing - the difference between ...

Jim Reed,Health reporter,Wesley Stephenson,BBC VerifyandNick Triggle,Health correspondentGetty ImagesThe NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are clear signs the surge in the virus has ...

Senior members of the Irish government have been briefed on drone presence in Irish skies on the night Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Ireland, BBC News NI understands.Zelensky ...

Annabel Rackham,Culture reporter and Ian Youngs,Culture reporterGetty ImagesSenior figures involved in the BBC's recent troubles will be questioned by MPs on Monday.Michael Prescott - a former editorial adviser who ...

Spindrift/ Getty ImagesSteven Lyons and Ross McGill were arrested in Dubai on TuesdayFour of Scotland's most high profile gangland figures have been arrested in Dubai.BBC Scotland News understands that ...

Jack FenwickPolitical correspondentFamily handoutHilary's son Ben died from a heroin overdose in 2018, but his death was never included on official opioid death statisticsMore than 13,000 heroin and opioid ...

Douglas FraserBBC Scotland business and economy editorPA MediaFirst Minister John Swinney and Finance Secretary Shona Robison will be keen to talk up the opportunities for growth in ScotlandGers-day, every ...

Net migration fell by almost 50% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).New estimates showed 431,000 more people arrived in the ...

Average wages are continuing to outpace inflation with pay packets rising for both the public and private sector workers, official figures show.Pay, after taking into account the pace of ...

BBCLatonya only learned she had a Child Trust Fund when a tutor at her college told her about the schemeLatonya Skye-Paterson had no idea a Child Trust Fund had ...

EPAConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Nigel Farage of "fakery" over Reform UK membership numbers, after his party said they had surpassed the Tories in signed-up members.A digital tracker ...