Roy Appleyard (Letters, 1 March), who believes the Palace of Westminster should be pulled down and replaced with a modern building, cites the Scottish and Welsh parliaments as exemplars. He Read More
British and European gas prices both hit record highs on Friday as the war in Ukraine continued to wreak havoc on energy markets, threatening to exacerbate the cost of living Read More
Royal Mail is increasing the price of a first-class stamp by 10p to 95p in an inflation-busting hike blamed on declining letter volumes and rising costs. The near 12% price Read More
Free speech amendments have been tabled for inclusion in anti-corruption legislation due before parliament next week, after ministers promised to reform Britain’s legal system to prevent “intimidation lawsuits”. The Labour Read More
A coroner has described as “woefully inadequate” the information and treatment available for a 24-year-old problem gambler who took his own life in Vietnam. David Urpeth, the Sheffield coroner, on Read More
Britain’s economic growth will halve this year as a result of soaring inflation, hefty tax rises and the destabilising shock from the war in Ukraine, a leading business lobby group Read More
Britain’s biggest housebuilder, Persimmon, has announced profits of nearly £1bn in 2021, but cautioned that the Ukraine invasion could disrupt the the UK economy in the year ahead. Persimmon’s profits Read More
Changes to student loans in England announced by the government last week will hit lower-earning graduates even harder than first feared, costing them an extra £28,000, according to updated analysis Read More
