VOA launches 2025 surveyor returner programme
The programme is open to qualified chartered surveyors who have had a break from the profession. HM GovernmentSource
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Planning Inspectorate’s Business Plan for 2025-2026 published
The 2025/26 Business Plan sets out the priorities we believe are critical to addressing the main challenges of the day HM GovernmentSource
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Holidaymakers heading to Europe urged to help protect British farmers by not bringing back meat and dairy products
Call for holidaymakers to follow rules introduced to help protect farmers from Foot and Mouth HM GovernmentSource
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Bank of England keeps interest rates at 4.25% but hints at cuts to come
Governor says rates still on downward path but hard to predict timing of reductions in ‘highly unpredictable’ world Rate decision leaves Reeves praying for an August cut Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has left interest rates on hold at 4.25%, though it signalled further
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Rail passengers in the North to benefit from simpler fares and cheaper tickets thanks to public ownership
This initiative will expand the availability of advance rail tickets across publicly owned operators, to provide more options for people travelling across the North. HM GovernmentSource
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Celebrating International Security Officers’ Day
The Security Industry Authority is paying tribute to those in the private security industry who go above and beyond for public safety. HM GovernmentSource
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New Defence Medical Services senior appointments announced
His Majesty the King has approved three new senior appointments in the Defence Medical Services. HM GovernmentSource
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Labour could find the money it wants without raising taxes. This is austerity by amnesia | Randeep Ramesh
Starmer and Reeves need a fresh approach to enact their vision, and I have a plan for that. They’re just channelling the ghosts of governments past This summer’s “rebuild, rebuild, rebuild” campaign by the government feels less like a policy programme than a seance. Promising renewal, Keir Starmer
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Tread carefully with reform of bank ringfencing, chancellor | Nils Pratley
Ditching the regulation in its entirety risks another financial crisis. Stamp duty on shares remains the background drag Rachel Reeves called it “the biggest set of reforms to financial regulation in a decade”, and, in one narrow sense, her Leeds Reforms would qualify for the description. If the
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Bank of England rolls out looser mortgage rules to help first-time buyers
Move hopes to push lenders to offer more high loan-to-income mortgages and help 36,000 buyers on to housing ladder Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has rolled out looser mortgage rules that policymakers hope will help 36,000 more first-time buyers on to the housing ladder
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