Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-Brexit. While the UK has to play catch-up, entering three years into the seven-year 2020-27 funding programme, data shows British scientists are punching above their weight with €735m (£635m) in grants in 2024. That ranks the...
UK employers cut back on bonuses and hiring as economic slowdown hits jobs market
Unemployment remains steady but vacancy rates drop and pay growth slows. Employers cut back on annual pay increases and pared back hiring in recent months as the economic slowdown took its toll on the labour market. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), released on Tuesday, showed that Britain’s...
More countries added to UK’s ‘deport first’ scheme for foreign criminals
Foreign criminals from 15 more countries face deportation before they have a chance to appeal in an expansion of the UK government’s “deport first, appeal later” scheme. Ministers are extending the scheme, which applies in England and Wales and was restarted in 2023, to cover 23 countries including India, Bulgaria,...
Mutual inconvenience: why Alaska for the Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine?
It is unlikely that Vladimir Putin will arrive in Alaska on Friday to present Donald Trump with a territorial demand for the 49th state, sold by Tsar Alexander II to the US for $7.2m (£5.4m) in 1867. The Russian president, after all, has another land deal on his mind –...
Europe’s leaders raise pressure on Trump to involve Ukraine in Putin talks
Europe’s leaders have raised the pressure on Donald Trump to involve Ukraine in a planned summit with Vladimir Putin, as Germany warned the White House against any deal hatched “over the heads of Europeans and Ukrainians”. Speaking before a bilateral meeting expected to take place between the US and Russian...
UK Private rents drop for first time in five years
Average private rents in Great Britain have fallen for the first time in five years as lower mortgage rates helped take some of the heat out of the rental sector, data shows. Years of above-inflation increases in rents have put the squeeze on many households but the estate agent Hamptons...
UK firms hiring intentions remain at record low amid rising employment costs
UK businesses are keeping recruitment plans at record lows as they grapple with rising employment costs, economic uncertainty, and slowing demand — a trend hitting young workers hardest. Three separate surveys released Monday showed declining hiring activity, weaker pay growth, and fading business confidence. Many company leaders described themselves as...
Charging ahead: will the UK’s new electric vehicle grant work for you?
Industry experts hope the new subsidy will boost Britain’s EV market – but not all models will be eligible. Is it time to go electric? The UK car industry certainly thinks so and is readying for a surge in demand as a new subsidy scheme cuts the price of some...
Trump says he will meet Putin despite Kremlin’s refusal to talk to Kyiv
US president contradicts reports Putin meeting Zelenskyy was a precondition of a US-Russia summit Donald Trump has said he is ready to meet Vladimir Putin despite the Russian leader’s refusal to meet Ukraine’s leader – dispelling speculation that direct talks between the two warring presidents were a precondition of a...
UEFA Grants €10.8M to Russian Clubs
Five Ukraine clubs failed to win similar payments due to allegedly being located in ‘zone of military operations’. Uefa has paid more than €10.8m (£9.4m) in “solidarity” funds to Russian football clubs since they were banned from taking part in European tournaments after the Kremlin’s invasion ofUkraine. The payments were...