NewsMovesMarketsForex
Catch the latest Financial News EventsThousands of unpaid carers to face DWP repayment demands during overhaul
Ministers admit carer’s allowance penalties will continue while review of more than 200,000 cases is carried outThousands of unpaid carers will continue to be hit with hefty and potentially unfair benefit repayment demands, it has emerged, as a government initiative...
Fried nuggets and steamed sponges off menu in school food overhaul in England
Campaigners welcome first update of school food standards in 13 years, which aims to help lower obesity ratesThe government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to calorific classics such as fish and chips and steamed sponges...
UK will not join Trump’s strait of Hormuz blockade, the Guardian understands
US president had earlier said Nato allies would support the action and UK would send minesweepersMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe UK will not be involved in any blockade of the strait of Hormuz, the Guardian understands, despite claims by Donald Trump on Sunday...
Mauritius vows to ‘decolonise’ Chagos Islands after Starmer shelves handover
Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius’ government has vowed that the Chagos Islands will be “decolonised” after Keir Starmer was forced to shelve...