New spending on drones and lasers will ‘revolutionise’ UK defence, says Reeves Chancellor says new money will help turn Britain into a ‘defence industrial superpower’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025
Rachel Reeves clings on for dear life, but if this spring statement doesn’t work she’ll be out Far from becoming better any time soon, it looks like things can only get worse Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025
'Exceptional' hoard of 800 Iron Age artifacts found mysteriously burned and buried in UK field An Iron Age hoard discovered in England is on a "kind of scale and size that is exceptional for Britain and probably even Europe." LiveScience · Mar 26, 2025
Spring Statement 2025: More benefits cuts and crackdown on tax avoiders announced as growth forecast halved Rachel Reeves confirmed the Office for Budget Responsibility had revised the UK’s growth forecast for 2025 from 2% in the autumn to just 1% today Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025
UK Set To Cut Public Spending By Billions Of Pounds Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is set to detail billions of pounds of spending cuts in her Spring Statement on Wednesday to address the country's ailing public finances. International Business Times · Mar 26, 2025
Good morning Britain – prepare to be told yet again that decline is all you deserve It’s Groundhog Day: the party may change but even under Labour, the script remains stubbornly the same, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025
SNP urge Rachel Reeves to 'ditch Tory fiscal rules' instead of Spring Statement cuts Rachel Reeves has sought to blame deteriorating public finances on a global rise in borrowing costs as she prepares to unveil a spring statement… The National (Scotland) · Mar 26, 2025
GMB Showdown: Susanna Reid Grills Stammering Labour Minister Into Public Apology Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander found herself in the hot seat on Good Morning Britain, as presenters Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid gave her a tough time. The Fashion Central · Mar 25, 2025
Further benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bn Chancellor risks wrath of Labour backbenchers with spring statement set to confirm deeper cuts The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025
Rachel Reeves to announce extra £2.2billion defence spending in Spring Statement Ms Reeves will insist the spending is the ‘right decision in a more insecure world’ Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025
The UFC stars Britain needs most after deflating Leon Edwards and Molly McCann scenes UFC London saw McCann retire and Edwards drift further from a second title reign, so which fighters represent the present and future of British MMA? The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
Make young people do military training in exchange for benefits, former Tesco boss says The former Tesco chairman said young people could be ‘coerced’ out of inactivity by making benefits conditional The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
Archaeologists stunned by one of Britain's biggest Iron Age hoards which could rewrite history One of the largest and most significant Iron Age hoards ever discovered in the UK has been unveiled. It will likely reshape our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago. Euronews · Mar 25, 2025
Lower Thames Crossing plan for Essex and Kent approved by government Heidi Alexander gives green light to controversial £9bn tunnel, Britain’s biggest single planned road-building project The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025 One in five Britons now claiming benefits Welfare in numbers: The facts behind Britain’s soaring benefits bill
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025 The Alienation Effect by Owen Hatherley review – how immigrants reshaped postwar Britain Behind many symbols of quintessentially British culture – from Picture Post to Pevsner’s guides – were refugees who fled Europe in the 1930s and 40s
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025 Rachel Reeves is all about growth. So why won’t she admit that Brexit is its worst enemy? Our exit from the EU won’t be a focus of the spring statement, but it should be. Most now accept the need for closer ties, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025 Iron age hoard found in North Yorkshire could change Britain’s history More than 800 objects unearthed near Melsonby show the north was ‘definitely not a backwater’ 2,000 years ago
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025 Britons cutting back on spending as confidence in economy falls, survey shows Most feel financially secure but think UK’s economy is worsening, as chancellor plans welfare cuts in spring statement
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025 Detectorist finds ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Iron Age hoard that could change Britain’s history The remarkable find offers insights about the wealth and power dynamics of 1st century Britain
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025 Huge Iron Age hoard could alter understanding of ancient elites The find in Melsonby, North Yorkshire, by a metal detectorist is one of the most important ever found, Historic England has said.
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025 Shocking figures reveal UK spends double the defence budget on working age benefits Analysis by The Independent has revealed the scale of Britain’s welfare bill to the taxpayer
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025 Welfare in numbers: The facts behind Britain’s soaring benefits bill As Labour attempts to tighten Britain’s burgeoning welfare belt, Alicja Hagopian and David Maddox investigate the true cost of the welfare state
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2025 What Rachel Reeves can do to raise money instead of cutting public services Letters: David Murray and Bernie Evans on the alternatives open to the chancellor to tackle Britain’s crumbling finances. Plus a letter from Elizabeth Atkinson
The Conversation · Mar 24, 2025 East of Empire: partitioning of India and Palestine unleashed the violent conflict that continues today What can Indian and Pakistani press archives, government records and memoirs tell us about the Middle East of the 1920s and ’30s, when Britain’s empire was in its twilight years? What did the dissolution of the Ottoman empire, the movement for Egyptian independence, or the crisis in British Mandate Palestine…