Two-child benefit cap a ‘failed social experiment’ that had to go, PM says Sir Keir Starmer has condemned the two-child benefit cap as a “failed social experiment” after Rachel Reeves announced the abolition of the limit in her tax-raising Budget. The Prime Minister argued the move, which is set to cost £3 billion by the
‘National emergency briefing’ to arm people with facts on climate change MPs, peers, business leaders and celebrities are set to attend an “emergency climate change summit” on Thursday where they will hear how the UK is unprepared for rising temperatures. Hundreds of people are expected to join TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham for the
Reeves says she is ‘pushing ahead with biggest drive for growth’ ahead of Budget Rachel Reeves has promised to “push ahead with the biggest drive for growth in a generation”, and insisted she would not “lose control of public spending”, as she prepares to deliver the Budget. The Chancellor is set to deliver her second
Cracking exhibition Gromit: Aardman animation featured at Young V&A A new exhibition will explore the world of Aardman at the Young V&A – from Wallace & Gromit to Morph, Chicken Run, and Shaun The Sheep. With more than 150 objects on display – including never-before-seen models, sets and storyboards from Aardman’s archives – it will
Tardis arrives at Stonehenge to mark Doctor Who Day The Tardis has arrived at Stonehenge as part of the celebrations for Doctor Who Day. Fans of the long-running BBC sci-fi drama will be able to see the Doctor’s police box-shaped spaceship at the Unesco World Heritage Site in Wiltshire at the culmination of a digital
Lando Norris suffers blow to F1 title hopes Lando Norris’ bid to win the world championship has taken an extraordinary setback after he was disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Norris had finished runner-up to Max Verstappen in Sin City to put him 42 points clear of the Dutchman in the title race with
Young people need more state support to find employment More than half of young people do not feel there is enough state support to help them get paid entry-level jobs with training and opportunities for progression, new research suggests. A survey of 2,000 people aged 16 to 24 by the TUC showed that the figure
Alan Carr, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift feature in Beano review of the year Alan Carr’s Traitors triumph, Katy Perry’s trip to space and Taylor Swift’s engagement to Travis Kelce are among the 2025 events to get the comic treatment in a special edition of the Beano. Beanofy Unwrapped, a special eight-page pull-out in this
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here returns with overnight audience of 6.6m I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! returned to ITV with an average audience of 6.6 million viewers. The channel’s flagship entertainment show, which launched with a 90-minute episode on Sunday night, peaked with 7.3 million viewers The episode was ITV’s
Trump says Republicans should vote to release Epstein files President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release files involving the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal. “We have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order