The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has issued updated travel advice focused on British nationals affected by the ongoing situation in the Middle East, including new guidance on registering with...
From this year, UK passport holders will be able to hop over to the likes of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou visa-free for short stays – cutting out the faff of application forms, in-person appointments and triple...
In the middle of a cost-of-living squeeze, when shoppers are scrutinising receipts more closely than ever, counting every penny – the UK’s favourite supermarket might not be the one you’d expect. Despite receiving...
Universal Credit is undergoing major reforms that will cut support for many sick and disabled people from April 2026, mainly by reducing the health‑related “top‑up” for new claimants while slightly increasing the standa...
HMRC is bringing in a new “points mean penalties” system for late tax returns – and it’s about to change how self‑assessment fines work for millions of taxpayers. What’s changing with HMRC fines? HMRC is starting...
A new National Police Service (NPS), quickly dubbed a “British FBI” is set to overhaul how serious and everyday crime is tackled in England and Wales, in what ministers are calling the biggest shake-up of policing in 20...
More than half of the UK’s grassroots music venues failed to make a profit in 2025, with thousands of jobs lost and the national touring circuit shrinking to a handful of major cities. The latest annual report from the...
Portable chargers used to be the ultimate travel no-brainer: throw one in your bag, breeze through security and happily top up your phone from check-in to touchdown. Now, a growing number of airlines are quietly rewriti...
New parents in the UK are set to gain stronger, day-one rights to time off work, with landmark reforms to paternity and bereavement leave due to come into force from April. The changes aim to stop parents having to choo...
Rachel Reeves has confirmed a new £150 cost of living boost tied to energy bills, aimed at easing pressure on millions of households as part of Labour’s wider plan to tackle the cost of living crisis. What the £150 paym...
