First UK interest rate rise in 10 years! For the first time in more than 10 years the Bank of England has raised interest rates. The official rate has been increased from 0.25% to 0.5%. This is the first increase

Legal hurdles to super-fast broadband deal with Openreach A proposed £600 million deal has been announced between the UK government and BT Group’s network subsidiary OpenReach. The deal which aimed to deliver superfast broadband to 1.4 million rural homes, now

19/10/2017 Maximum penalties increased for two ‘causing death’ driving offences (E, S, W) The maximum penalties for causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs will be increased from

10/10/2017 Costs and benefits of a proposed ban on UK ivory sales (UK) The majority of 1,600 or more UK antique dealers, 1,000 auction houses and 1,300 galleries – as well as museums, professional musicians and individual collectors, investors and

06/10/2017 Aligning immigration with the UK’s post-Brexit industrial strategy (UK) Preliminary analysis of the UK labour market and other countries’ migration systems is set out in a note published by the Migration Advisory Committee as the starting point for a