Shanaz Musafer Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Some people who pay into a Lifetime Individual Savings Account (LISA) may end up getting less money out than they put in, MPs have warned, as they call for the product to be reformed. Anyone under 40 can open a LISA to either help save towards retirement...
The editor of BBC Breakfast, Richard Frediani, is taking an extended period of leave after allegations about his behaviour were reported in the media. An HR adviser from consultancy firm PwC is also supporting the corporation as it looks into the culture of the BBC One morning programme. It comes after the Sun and Deadline...
New Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley says he is resigned to losing midfielder Adam Randell. Speculation has linked the homegrown 24-year-old with a move to Championship side Bristol City after Argyle were relegated to League One last month. Randell played 173 games for the Pilgrims over seven years and scored 10 goals and has...
Azadeh Moshiri and Fiona Nimoni BBC Pakistan correspondent Social media A picture of a Tehran resident’s home posted on social media Many Iranians have reacted with fear and dismay at Donald Trump’s instruction to “immediately evacuate Tehran”. The capital’s almost 10 million residents have now been left to decide whether to shelter in their homes...
BBC Paternity leave policies vary across Europe – but the UK’s offer is one of the least generous The paternity leave offer for new dads in the UK is “one of the worst in the developed world”, according to a new report published this week. The government says the system needs to be “improved” and...
Bethany Bell & Hugh Schofield In Graz and Paris Matej Povse/Getty Images The attacks within two hours of each other in Graz and Nogent have left two countries in shock Two shocking attacks within two hours of each other, in France and Austria, have left parents and governments reeling and at a loss how to...
The words Spending Review may not instantly quicken the heart rate of many, but what we hear from the Chancellor Rachel Reeves will have an impact on what your life is like in the UK in the coming years. It could be one of the defining moments between now and the next general election, as...
BBC James Yeates’ son Luca was born in September 2024 The UK’s statutory parental leave system is “one of the worst in the developed world” and has “fundamental flaws”, a group of cross-party MPs has said. A report published today by the Women and Equalities Committee said paternity leave rules “entrench outdated gender stereotypes”. It...
Vick explores Tooney & Russo’s future, baby names, football maternity, and family bonds. Read full article at source...
Colin Paterson BBC Entertainment Correspondent Getty Images The latest Brits went Brat as Charli XCX won five awards Next year’s Brit Awards are to be held in Manchester – the first time the ceremony has taken place outside London since the awards began in 1977. The ceremony will be held at the Co-op Live arena...
Far-right anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, was asked to leave a London restaurant after the business said guests and staff felt uncomfortable. The 42-year-old said he and four others were told to leave the Hawksmoor steakhouse, near Piccadilly Circus, on Thursday. Yaxley-Lennon has accused the restaurant of “discriminatory behaviour” due to...
Plymouth Argyle midfielder Jordan Houghton will leave the club when his contract expires this summer. The Pilgrims said that they offered the 29-year-old the chance to stay at Home Park but he “opted to pursue another challenge”. Houghton made 184 appearances during his time at Plymouth through two spells, scoring two goals and registering 10...
England opener Phil Salt will miss the T20 series against West Indies on paternity leave. In a dramatic week, Salt, 28, returned home from the Indian Premier League for the birth of his child and then returned to India to play a part in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s win in Tuesday’s final. He has now been...
Radio host Wynne Evans has announced he is leaving his BBC Radio Wales show after the broadcaster “decided not to renew” his contract. He had been taking time off his daytime show after apologising for making what he described as an “inappropriate and unacceptable” comment during the Strictly Come Dancing live tour launch in December....
Former Scotland midfielder Paul Lambert told BBC Sport moving to Italy had been the making of McTominay. “Leaving Manchester United… there’s a perception that British football is the be-all-and-end-all,” said Lambert, who won the Champions League as a player with Borussia Dortmund in 1997. “It’s not. Playing European football brings players on quicker. It makes...