UK Budget Deficit Soars More Than Forecast on Debt Costs
Debt costs pushed up UK government borrowing more than forecast last month, highlighting the fiscal challenges facing ...
Having children is being ranked against other choices – and losing
With the fertility rate falling across the West, there is much more affecting parents’ decisions than the economy.
Half population will end up in A&E unless NHS reformed, warns England’s top doctor
Government must ‘go for broke’ to improve services outside hospitals if health service to survive, Sir Stephen Powis says ...
Murder teen's mum calls for 'hidden homicide' data
The mother of a teenager who was murdered by her ex-partner is campaigning for the government to include "hidden homicides" ...
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Newborn girls in Wigan predicted to enjoy fewer healthy years
A girl born over the three years to 2023 in Wigan is likely to enjoy a shorter healthy life than one born a decade ago, new ...
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Record surge in long-term sickness claims baffles experts amid mounting benefits costs
The UK’s long-term sickness bill is soaring to over £65bn, with 2.8 million claimants baffling experts and policymakers ...
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I've been speaking to British Pakistanis – this is what they think of the grooming scandal
These silenced Britons are caught between community protectors of grooming gangs and unfair coverage of an urgent social ...
£18bn borrowing costs at four-year high as Reeves’ budget headache worsens
Chancellor Rachel Reeves ‘s financial headache has been inflamed by a surprise jump in borrowing in December, which leapt to a four-year high of nearly £18 billion.
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UK borrowing overshoot stokes fears over fiscal rules
Government borrowing hit £17.8 billion in December, surpassing forecasts by £3.2 billion intensifying the debate over the ...
How much money is the UK government borrowing, and does it matter?
The government borrows money by selling financial products called bonds. A bond is a promise to pay money in the future. Most ...
U.K. Government Borrowing Jumps as Interest Payments Rise — Update
Yields on U.K. government bonds--which are known as gilts--surged in early January, and although they have since fallen back somewhat, they remain above the levels assumed by the OBR when it was ...