The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into The Matt 6.3 Charitable Trust Investigation Launched into Christian Charity Over Serious Governance Concerns The Matt 6.3 Charitable Trust  was registered with the Commission in 1998 and has purposes of advancing and promoting the Christian faith.   In October 2024, the regulator became aware of serious concerns about governance failings and unauthorised payments at the charity.  ADVERTISEMENT: Your Portfolio Starts H

Britain’s biggest businesses have joined the Government’s hiring drive to get prison leavers into work in effort to cut crime as part of the Plan for Change Crime-Cutting Jobs Plan Sees Hundreds of Firms Join Hiring Drive Over 300 businesses join efforts to plug labour shortfalls and grow the economy New job matchmaking tool to be rolled out across prisons in England and Wales Employment to help ex-offenders turn backs on crime and reduce reoffending Over 300 top British busi

UK Government 'Brand Scotland' funding helps award-winning producers, including Haddington-based Yester Farm Dairies Limited, debut produce in Spanish stores Exports Boost as Scottish Cheese Sold in Spain for First Time Scotland’s dairy sector is celebrating a major export win with Scottish cheese going on sale in Spain for the first time. In a sales drive backed by a £20,000 Brand Scotland investment, the Scottish Dairy Growth Board, Scottish Development International and im

Historic reforms as part of the Renters' Rights Act will kick in from 1 May 2026, benefitting 11 million renters across England No-Fault Evictions to End by May Next Year Countdown begins for the biggest increase to tenants’ rights in a generation New protections will also end in-year rent rises, bidding wars and discrimination against families receiving benefits Clear timeline will support landlords and letting agents to prepare for these changes Renting in England will be t

New Glenn Launches NASA’s ESCAPADE, Lands Fully Reusable Booster The New Glenn orbital launch vehicle successfully completed its second mission, successfully deploying NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) twin-spacecraft into the designated loiter orbit, and landing the fully reusable first stage on Jacklyn in the Atlantic Ocean.  New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 3:55:01 PM EST / 20:55:01 UTC from Lau

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) will be abolished, saving the taxpayer at least £100 million and helping to fund frontline officers to cut crime Police and Crime Commissioners to be Scrapped Removing PCCs will cut the cost of unnecessary bureaucracy, money that can be better spent on restoring neighbourhood policing. At least £20 million will be reinvested every year as a result of efficiencies in police governance, enough for 320 constables.  Since 2012, PCCs have been

A children’s social worker who had a double life running a large-scale drug and weapons enterprise had her sentence increased following intervention by the Solicitor General Social Worker Running Drugs and Weapons Network Has Sentence Increased Chloe Scott (27) from Lewisham, London, had her sentence increased by three years and three months after the Solicitor General referred her case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme. The court heard tha

New regulations following consultation mark a further step towards a qualification that could connect communities Ofqual Announces Rules for Unique British Sign Language GCSE Ofqual has today set out the rules for the assessment of a groundbreaking new GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL). The regulations have been set following a second consultation and detailed collaborative working with organisations and people across deaf and hearing communities.  Catherine Large, Executiv

£50 million of taxpayer funding available to research novel blood products to improve treatment in emergency and trauma care Armed Forces Set to Benefit from £50 Million Taxpayer Funded Novel Blood Products Research A £50 million taxpayer funding opportunity is available for the development of a novel blood products research centre, set to benefit armed forces on the frontline over the next 14 years.  Novel blood products research aims to improve treatment in emergency and tr