Number of Neets passes 1m May 28, 2026 The number of Neets, otherwise young people not in education, employment or work, jumped past 1m in the first three months of 2026, official data has revealed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said that there were 1,012,000 young people between the ages of 16 and 24 out of work in the first three [...]
On this day: Britain’s youngest ever Prime Minister is born May 28, 2026 A prodigy and exception, William Pitt the Younger was Britain's youngest ever Prime Minister. On this day in 1759, he was born, writes Eliot Wilson
Starmer’s social media ban puts emotions above data May 28, 2026 By parading grieving parents through Downing Street, Number 10 risks presenting a false picture of the dangers of social media.
Nepo baby? My daughter was the best for the job May 28, 2026 Nepo babies get a bad rap, but Naked Energy CEO Christophe Williams says hiring his daughter was a business decision.
Starmer prepares child social media curbs as pressure mounts on addictive apps May 27, 2026 The government is preparing to tighten restrictions on children’s social media use after a consultation that drew more than 81,000 responses, with ministers expected to target the design of major platforms rather than impose a blanket ban for under-16s. New measures under consideration include restrictions on autoplay videos, infinite scrolling, push notifications, overnight access and [...]
Hollywood Bowl boss: ‘Incredibly painful’ tax hikes make it harder to hire May 27, 2026 The boss of Hollywood Bowl has hit out at Labour’s “incredibly painful” hikes to national insurance and the minimum wage for making it harder to employ workers. Stephen Burns, chief executive of the UK’s largest tenpin bowling operator, told City AM that Labour policy has made it “significantly more expensive to employ somebody than it [...]
Duplantis follows Bolt in having special ticket for athletics fans May 27, 2026 Pole-vaulter Mondo Duplantis has followed in the footsteps of Usain Bolt by putting his name to a category of reduced price tickets for children. The Swedish field athlete’s Mondo Ticket will see young people able to watch the European Championships in Birmingham for £6.31, which mimics his world record. Jack Buckner, chief of UK Athletics, [...]
‘It’s important we increase spending’: Treasury minister defends triple lock pension May 27, 2026 A Treasury minister has defended the triple lock pension as a sustainable policy despite former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair attacking the benefit for being unaffordable. Dan Tomlinson said it was “important we have the triple lock and that we increase spending on pensioners”, doubling down on the controversial manifesto commitment that has been criticised [...]
West Ham face exodus threat amid 50 per cent cut to player wages May 27, 2026 West Ham’s players will be hit with a 50 per cent wage cut after their relegation from the Premier League was confirmed. City AM understands that a relegation decrease clause is written into all player contracts, a factor that will make retaining their star players difficult as the club attempts to rebuild a squad capable [...]
The Debate: Is Britain’s minimum wage too high? May 27, 2026 Rishi Sunak has confessed minimum wage hikes he oversaw were too high. But is raising wages during a cost of living crisis really so bad?