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Trail hunting to be banned as part of new animal welfare strategy

Hunting with hounds has been a tradition in parts of the UK for centuries, but the 2004 Hunting Act placed restrictions on the practice.The...

Foreign prison officers exempted from new stricter visa rules

Under changes introduced in July as part of efforts to reduce migration, individuals must earn at least £41,700 to obtain a skilled worker visa,...

Government data stolen in hack, minister confirms

Confirmation of a hack by a Chinese state group would be awkward for the government ahead of a planned visit to Beijing next year...

Rachel Reeves squeezes benefits as 2025 growth forecast halved in Spring Statement

The Spring Statement was meant to be a routine update on the public finances but Reeves made more extensive changes after her plans were...

Spring Statement 2025 live: Rachel Reeves to expand welfare cuts after being told planned savings over £1bn short

And what about Northern Ireland?published at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time10:44 GMTJohn Campbell and Clodagh RiceBBC News NI business unitNorthern Ireland executive ministers will find...

Spring Statement: Reeves to make further welfare cuts but boost defence

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics estimate he economy grew by just 0.1% between October and December 2024, while the latest monthly...

Spring Statement: Potentially unpalatable trade-offs loom for Labour

What about cranking up income tax, national insurance or VAT?After all, these are the big levers of revenue raising for any chancellor.But there is...

Government can be more efficient, says Keir Starmer

Reeves' plan for major money-saving from the welfare budget comes on top of her decision to axe the universal provision of winter fuel payments...

Rachel Reeves confirms 15% cut to Civil Service running costs

Disappointing economic growth, higher borrowing costs and lower-than-expected tax revenues have increased the pressure on the government to find savings. Earlier this week, the...

Rachel Reeves says Spring Statement will not ‘tax and spend’

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's The Week in Westminster on Saturday, the former work and pensions secretary under Tony Blair said he would "raise...

Government borrowing higher than expected in February

Dennis Tatarkov, senior economist at KPMG, said the latest borrowing figures raised the risk of Reeves missing her self-imposed borrowing rules.Most governments in wealthy...

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