Labour to expand youth work experience and training schemes

Announcement comes after former minister Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected a generation of young people

Amtrak is smashing ridership records. Is it ready to handle the World Cup?

The United States’ rail system has a dedicated customer base, but remains a niche option for most this summer

As the summer season warms up, long-haul truck drivers lament their bills and vendors worry about raising prices

Call for crackdown as finance linked to corruption, tax evasion and money laundering is estimated at 10% of GDP

Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recession

Labour MP writes to chair amid concerns building societies are overusing quick votes and failing to add members to boards

Proposed framework hinges on a 60-day truce, reopening strait of Hormuz, and revived talks on limiting Iran nuclear programme

Research by National Preparedness Commission calls for ‘worst-case scenario’ planning by European states

Survey after survey show gen Z experiencing deep economic instability, plus eroding trust in US leadership and weakened social connections

English wine grown in Crouch Valley is fast becoming globally renowned – even the French are taking notice

Department for Transport is understood to back reducing levy, which critics have called a ‘pavement tax’

Global events and the climate crisis have left Britain’s food system dangerously exposed and in desperate need of an overhaul

Court action represents rare attempt to hold global platforms to account for allegedly hosting scam digital shopfronts

Some locals fear Nansledan, touted as a blueprint for community-focused retail, is draining life from the town next door

Prewar US gas prices averaged about $3 a gallon nationally – kiss that number goodbye for 2026