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What does government spend on Welfare?

Welfare Budget Expenditure (Edited by Afolabi Thomas) According to the ONS, in the year 2013-2014 the UK government spent £251 billion on welfare, which made up...

Pride parade in UK rerouted over ‘suspect package’

A major gay pride event in England has been rerouted following the discovery of a “suspect package”, Sussex Police said. Expert explosives officers have been...

Obama warns UK against leaving EU

U.S. president Barack Obama has issued a warning about the prospect of the UK losing influence if it leaves the European Union. A referendum on...

BBC reform options to be set out by the UK government

Options for sweeping reforms to the funding and operation of the BBC will be set out by the UK government in the latest stage...

UK refuses to help fund Greek bailout

British Chancellor George Osborne is seeking to block any move by the European Union to put hundreds of millions of pounds of UK taxpayers'...

Suspected bird flu case at UK farm

A suspected case of bird flu has been identified at a poultry farm in Lancashire. A temporary control zone has been imposed six miles around...

Number of shoppers in UK stores falls for second month in a row

The number of shoppers visiting UK stores fell for the second month in a row in May, figures show. Footfall was 1% lower last month...

UK Economy: Trade Imbalance and Unemployment

By Afolabi Thomas In the first quarter of 2015 the UK economy grew by about 0.3%, slower than the 0.6% growth recorded in the third...

Teacher stabbed during class at UK school

A teacher was stabbed in a classroom in front of pupils in the UK today. Police are hunting a 14-year-old boy after a male teacher,...

A quarter of all UK animal testing is done in just six universities

Almost a half of all animal testing carried out in the UK is done in universities, with just six universities accounting for a quarter...

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