The Philippines is a country made up of 7,641 islands – a daunting prospect to many a traveller and one that has put people off from visiting the country. Social media and online forums are filled with concerns over how one might
The BBC has announced plans to make swathing cuts to its programming, with hundreds of hours worth of content to be ditched as part of its Annual Plan. The 2024/2025 Annual Plan will dispense with 100 hours of content, primarily drama and
The Co-operative Bank has said it plans to cut around one in 10 of its workforce, shedding approximately 400 jobs, in a bid to cut costs. The bank said that it was embarking on a consultation and restructure which will lead to
Jeremy Hunt should still give taxpayers “the break they deserve” despite being handed less room for a major Budget giveaway. Experts say the Chancellor is able to deliver much-needed tax cuts without draining Treasury coffers. New figures show the government racked up
Some 4,000 streetlights in a London borough are due to be dimmed to save public money, in a move which has caused outrage at the “afterthought” of women’s safety. The unpopular move is set to be made by Havering London Borough Council
European Union foreign policy head Josep Borrell on Monday appeared to call for reductions in U.S. military assistance to Israel. Borrell made his case by echoing President Biden’s charges that Jerusalem’s response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack was “over the top.”
Households’ water bills will rise to around £473 a year to fund firms’ record investment to reduce sewage in rivers and seas. Campaigners have hit out at the firms, whose bosses receive millions in bonuses, for hiking customers’ bills from April to
A former minister has called on the Bank of England to play its part in boosting Britain by slashing interest rates today. Sir David Davis, the former Brexit Secretary, urged the Bank’s Governor Andrew Bailey to cut the current 5.25 percent base
Furious Britons have slammed plans to cut Royal Mail deliveries from six days a week to as few as three amid a potentially rocky future for the service. Watchdog Ofcom said cutting letter deliveries to five or three days are among options
GDP fell by 0.1 per cent according to the ONS (Image: Getty) Britain’s economy will get a vital kick-start if the Bank of England slashes interest rates early next year, senior Tories have urged. The demand for the Bank’s rate setters to