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Coach passengers spend £8.3bn per year in local economies – study

Coach passengers in Britain spend an estimated £8.3 billion a year in local economies, according to a study commissioned by an industry body. Research for the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) found £5.4 billion of the spending is from ...

17 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Starmer defends G20 trip to Brazil amid domestic concerns

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his trip to Brazil amid domestic concerns as he insisted there was a “direct link between the work I do internationally and the impact back at home”. The Prime Minister told Good Morning Britain that it is “very ...

20 Nov 2024 at 06:00

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ScotRail reveals it is worth more than £4bn to country ahead of fares price hike

ScotRail bosses have come under fire for imposing a “deeply unfair” 3.8% fare hike on travellers – with the rise coming in as a report revealed the transport operator is worth more than £4 billion to the country. The RMT union insisted the ...

31 Mar 2025 at 14:14

More than half of public ‘back low-income households receiving net zero grants’

More than half of people (54%) say their support for net zero policies relies on low-income households being protected from costs, polling suggests. The YouGov survey of 2,079 adults, commissioned by Friends of the Earth, also found that ...

19 Mar 2025 at 17:59

MPs warn social care reforms ‘doomed to fail’ without ‘robust financial case’

Recommendations from a newly launched commission into social care will be “doomed to failure” unless the true cost of inaction in the sector is set out, MPs have warned. The Health and Social Care Committee said there needs to be a ...

05 May 2025 at 00:01

PM insists EU deal is ‘looking forward to tomorrow’ amid fishing criticism

The UK and EU are “looking forward to tomorrow” and not re-litigating Brexit, Sir Keir Starmer said, as he defended a new trade deal with Brussels. The Prime Minister hailed his deal with the bloc, set out at a Monday summit in ...

20 May 2025 at 03:57

Swinney to press Trump on Scotch whisky tariffs exemption

Scotland’s First Minister has vowed to press President Donald Trump to exempt Scotch whisky from US trade tariffs. John Swinney said the “uniqueness” of whisky made in Scotland justified the exemption from the 10% tariff ...

28 Jul 2025 at 08:57

400 of Britain’s largest shops at risk, industry leaders warn

Some of Britain’s biggest shops – including supermarkets and department stores – face a fresh wave of closures if the Government forces them into its proposed higher business rates tax band, industry leaders have warned....

12 Sept 2025 at 00:01

International student levy could lead to £1.8bn loss in first year, report warns

The Government’s proposed international student levy could mean a £1.8 billion loss to the economy in the first year alone, analysis has suggested. A report by policy consultancy Public First has estimated nine out of ...

26 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Salmon farmers hit back at study which suggests economic benefits ‘exaggerated’

Scotland’s salmon farming industry has hit back at a report which found the economic impact of the sector has been exaggerated. Trade body Salmond Scotland dismissed the research, which was co-authored by a former ...

01 Dec 2025 at 00:01

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