The Briefing Room

In a few days time resident doctors -who used to be known as junior doctors - were meant t... more

In her budget the Chancellor increased the state pension by 4.8 % in line with the governm... more

President Trump wants an end to the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainians want peace too - but no... more

This week the government announced an overhaul of the UK’s asylum system with the stated a... more

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves has been widely trailing this month’s budget and the difficu... more

Something is going in the southern Caribbean. The world’s largest aircraft carrier - the A... more

When a disaster or serious event happens, such as the Grenfell Tower fire, the Manchester ... more

Some of the biggest figures in finance, from the CEO of JPMorganChase to the Governor of t... more

As Rachel Reeves approaches a tricky budget, her job has got that much harder. Some of our... more

There have been in celebrations in Israel and Gaza at the announcement of a ceasefire and ... more

Five years ago we in the UK were in the false lull between the first wave of covid and the... more