Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high

Getty Images The two-child limit means many low-income families do not receive further benefits when they have a third or subsequent child. It has been the subject of intense political debate and speculation, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves hinting at changes in the Budget. So how does the system work and what might happen? What is…

The war has reduced the passage of tankers through the strait to a trickle. Only 15 vessels have made the trip since Tuesday, compared to an average of almost 140 each day prior to the outbreak of the conflict, carrying a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies. Almost 800 ships have been left…

Getty Images Some people are arriving at food banks in baggy clothes due to weight loss, claims one volunteer at a foodbank A woman working at a foodbank has told the BBC she has “got used” to people telling her they have not eaten in days. “We see people who are thin, pale, and tired-looking,”…