Wingstop, Burger King, and others have walked away from an industry commitment to avoid using fast-growing chickens Source link

An end to puppy farming and a possible ban on the use of electric shock dog collars are promised as part of a new animal welfare strategy being launched ...

Wall-to-wall coverage of the Budget dominates the daily papers, unpacking the tax and spend measures announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Commons. "High welfare, high tax" is the ...

Hundreds of thousands of Australians forced to pay back welfare debts created by an illegal automated system have won the largest payout in the country's history.Known as "Robodebt", the ...

Joshua NevettPolitical reporterWatch: Bridget Phillipson does not commit to scrapping the two-child benefit capSpending decisions have been made "harder" by the government's U-turn on welfare changes, the education secretary ...

PA MediaJohn Swinney says the Scottish government has made "hard choices" to fund its social security system First Minister John Swinney has accused the UK government of taking an ...

The government has won a vote on its benefits bill by 75 votes, but only after offering last-minute concessions to Labour rebels.Ministers had already watered down their plans once ...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterWes Streeting says government has to ensure welfare cost is 'sustainable'Major concessions have put the government in a "better position" to pass welfare reforms, the health secretary ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK's benefits system is broken and fixing it is a "moral imperative", a day after a backbench Labour revolt saw him forced into ...

ReutersSam FrancisPolitical ReporterThe government is expected to announce a deal with Labour rebels on its planned benefits changes. Multiple sources tell the BBC existing claimants of the Personal Independence ...

Getty ImagesA significant number of Labour MPs are threatening to vote against the government's working-age welfare reform plan when it comes before the House of Commons next week.The reforms ...

Iain Watson, Henry Zeffman and Harry FarleyPolitical correspondentsReutersAngela Rayner has declared that the government will go ahead with its controversial legislation, aimed at reforming the welfare system, next week.But ...