UK Treasury set for £100mn windfall from nationalised banks’ pension funds Date Saturday, October 21, 2023 - 6:00 AM Description Government took over Bradford & Bingley and Northern Rock during 2008 financial crisis
UK Treasury told to do more to track value for money on gilt sales Date Monday, March 04, 2024 - 5:01 PM Description MPs on public accounts committee find means of monitoring that debt is being issued at lowest price to be ‘nebulous’
UK Treasury under fire for lack of progress on post-Brexit financial reforms Date Thursday, December 07, 2023 - 12:01 PM Description Select committee chair calls on new City minister to speed up delivery of Edinburgh reforms
UK under growing pressure to halt arms exports to Israel Date Thursday, April 04, 2024 - 12:16 PM Description Ex-Supreme Court judges among those warning government of risk of international law breach after aid worker deaths
UK unemployment rises to 4.2% amid higher interest rates Date Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 12:48 AM Description ONS data derived from tax records and benefits claims shows increase from 4% the previous quarter
UK unemployment rises to 4.2%, according to ‘experimental’ ONS estimates Date Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - 12:48 AM Description Problems with agency’s labour force survey leave Bank of England without key data on jobs market
UK universities hit by fall in overseas students taking up postgraduate places Date Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 9:55 AM Description Commercial data offers first broad snapshot of enrolment since government tightened migration policy
UK universities must cut costs to survive, warns Augar Date Monday, August 12, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Expert who led government review says bailouts and ‘turnaround’ teams may be needed
UK universities regulator plans for looming insolvencies Date Sunday, August 04, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Office for Students advertises £4mn professional services contract as more institutions approach the brink
UK university staff vote to end acrimonious pension dispute Date Friday, October 20, 2023 - 10:10 AM Description Deal with union in effect reverses cuts to retirement benefits proposed in 2022 after contested valuation of main scheme