More people facing debt, house repossession or custody battles will benefit from free legal support thanks to a multi-million pound grant for the sector, the Deputy Prime Minister announced today (Tuesday 23 December 2025). Nearly £20 million for legal support over the next three years.
UK launches anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into imported boom lifts to defend British manufacturers. UK launches anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into imported boom lifts to defend British manufacturers.
As the cold weather sets in and coughs and colds become more common, the MHRA is reminding people that small, everyday choices can make a big difference to winter wellbeing. From choosing the right cough and cold remedies to using vitamin supplements safely, making informed decisions can help you feel better while avoiding unnecessary risks.
As 2025 draws to a close, significant health-care policy changes are scheduled to take effect in the United States, primarily involving the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies and other Republican-led policy changes could increase healthcare costs for millions, potentially lead to coverage losses, and have meaningful consequences for voter attitudes and outcomes in the 2026 mid-term elections.
CMA publishes latest report analysing competition in the road fuel market and the factors influencing prices paid by drivers. New analysis shows fuel retailer operating costs do not explain why fuel margins remain at persistently high levels.
AI tools are cheap, fast, and realistic. Voice cloning and face-swapping tools are now widely available.
Family farms, which include 500 million smallholder farmers, produce most of the world's food, yet many remain in poverty, relying on traditional methods and lacking access to markets, finance, and technology. Supporting them to become commercially successful is critical to creating jobs, reducing poverty, and improving global food security.
International taskforce releases indicators to help businesses and professionals detect corruption. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), working with law enforcement partners across the Five Eyes nations, has published guidance to help businesses, professionals and the public identify potential indicators of foreign bribery.
Consultation on national vision for kinship care. Proposals to provide consistent and fair support for families caring for children unable to live with their parents have been published.
Hundreds of thousands of people will benefit from an expansion of a trial to tackle poor housing and protect taxpayers' cash from rogue landlords. Around 400,000 households receiving housing support to be better protected from rogue landlords thanks to an expanded crackdown scheme.
Remedies proposed to resolve concerns that Vandemoortele's deal to buy Delifrance could have led to higher costs for supermarkets and commercial foodservice customers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to accept remedies offered following its investigation into Vandemoortele's deal to buy Delifrance.
The re-introduction of a short break service for children and young people in Inverness was welcomed by the Chair of Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee, Cllr David Fraser on a visit to The Orchard - a registered care home for children and young people. Cllr Fraser and Cllr Morven Reid, Depute Provost of Inverness and Area met with staff and children at The Orchard and were impressed with what they experienced.
The NDA group has delivered a UK-first nuclear milestone, marking a significant step toward permanently disposing of the nation's plutonium legacy. The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has delivered a UK-first nuclear safety milestone, by safely processing a can of plutonium residue into a stable waste form for the very first time.
HMRC provides a rundown of the HMRC app in 2025. Over 4.2 million HMRC app downloads in 2025.
Highland Council offers a stark illustration of the financial challenges facing Scottish local government, amplified by geography and demography. Covering a vast, sparsely populated area, Highland must deliver services across long distances with limited economies of scale.
Due to the UK Government delaying the budget so much this year it has pushed the Scottish budget setting process into January and consequently Scottish councils will also have much later dates probably February or March to set their own budgets. The Scottish Government's budget is shaped by a mix of UK government funding (the block grant) and tax revenues raised in Scotland (mainly income tax, some property taxes, and other devolved levers).
The push for wealth taxes has been one of the defining economic debates of 2025. The question now is whether we want policies that work.
Over the past decade, Scotland's local authorities have faced sustained financial pressure. While headline figures for council funding have often risen in cash terms, the real-terms picture — once inflation, wage growth and rising demand are taken into account — has been far more challenging.
Christmas is economically strange. We stop working.
Good Advice in this video for anyone doing side hustles or more..