2008

‘Le aree meno accessibili’ si trovano principalmente nella cintura commuter di London, secondo quanto rilevato da UK Finance, mentre la guerra in Iran non è ancora riflessa nei dati.Business live – ultimi aggiornamenti. Gli acquirenti di case nel Regno Unito stanno affrontando le peggiori pressioni in termini di accessibilità ai mutui da quasi due decenni, sebbene il "dolore" non sia percepito equamente in tutto il paese, secondo i dati del settore. L'associazione bancaria UK Finance ha dichiarato che, a livello nazionale, i rimborsi iniziali dei mutui assorbivano tipicamente più di un quinto (21,3%) del reddito lordo di chi acquista casa – il livello più alto dal 2008. Continua a leggere...

Ministers hope tobacco and vapes bill, which will become law next week, will create a ‘smoke-free generation’A bill banning anyone born after 2008 from buying tobacco in the UK has completed its progress through parliament in a move that ministers hope will create a “smoke-free generation”.Under the tobacco and vapes bill anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will never be able to be legally sold tobacco across the UK, in an effort to save lives and reduce the burden on the NHS. Continue reading...

Government allocated 0.43% of national income to aid in 2025, with total spend down £1bn on previous yearThe UK government’s spending on foreign aid has hit its lowest level in nearly two decades, figures show, as humanitarian experts warn the cuts are costing lives.Provisional data shows the government allocated 0.43% of national income to official development assistance (ODA) in 2025, a decrease from 0.5% in 2024 and matching the level in 2008. Continue reading...

Former government adviser Polly Billington urges bigger steps to shield people in UK from effects of Iran warMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer should convene a global energy summit of the same order as Gordon Brown’s response to the 2008 financial crisis and put Britain on a “war footing” to reduce its exposure to fossil fuels, a Labour MP and former government adviser has said.Polly Billington, who was an aide in Brown’s government, warned that economic pain was “hurtling down the tracks” and a bigger response was needed to protect the British people from the consequences of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Continue reading...