The Government has unveiled a £1.57bn support package to help protect the futures of Britain's "world-class cultural, arts and heritage institutions."
Thousands of organisations across a range of sectors including theatres, historic sites, museums, galleries, live music venues and independent cinemas will be able to access emergency grants and loans.
The...
The British Government should look to kickstart the economy by investing heavily in green projects, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist has said.
Warning that the UK is not guaranteed the V-shaped recovery that many policymakers are hoping for, Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s economic counsellor, told MPs on the Treasury...
Leicester is set to become the first city in the UK to be placed in "local lockdown" in an attempt to combat a surge in coronavirus cases.
Non-essential shops that reopened on June 15th will be asked to close from June 30th and schools will close for all but the...
Travel companies have said they are struggling to cope with booking demand after the Government announced that quarantine restrictions will be dropped for travellers returning from COVID-19 low-risk countries.
The two-week quarantine will be replaced with a traffic-light system, with countries grouped together according to their coronavirus infection rates.
People arriving...
The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, is facing calls to resign from all corners of the House of Commons, after newly released documents indicated that he “insisted” a planning decision for a £1bn housing development should be rushed through to save a Conservative donor’s property company tens of millions of...
The Government has decided to extend their voucher scheme following a campaign by Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford. The scheme was originally planned to stop at the end of the summer holidays. But thanks to a footballer’s persistent campaign they were pressured into reversing that decision. This will allow...
The decision for the Department for International Development (DfID) to merge with The Foreign Office (FCO) was announced by Boris Johnson this week. The move to abolish the government department that deals with overseas aid has received criticism from MPs.
Written by Laura Ferguson (pictured)
Boris Johnson says the merge was...
Levels of health-harming air pollutants in China have exceeded last year's concentrations in the past 30 days, for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emissions of pollutants dropped dramatically worldwide in February and March as countries began to introduce lockdown measures to tackle the crisis. This...
If a friend were to manipulate you during a vulnerable time for their personal gain, you would likely shut them out of your life; but when companies do the same, we most often end up inviting them in. Over the decades, leading businesses across the world have leveraged sensitive...
Earlier this month schools reopened for some of the younger pupils all over the country. After three months of lockdown and virtual classes, children in year 1 and year 6 are now allowed back in school. On June 1st, 10 weeks after Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, asked people to...
