Katy Ronkin

3 weeks ago | lbc.co.uk | Katy Ronkin

Full list of countries hit by Donald Trump's tariff announcement on Wednesday 3 April 2025, 07:56 | Updated: 3 April 2025, 08:01 US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again". Picture: GettySee the full list of tariffs announced by Donald Trump on Wednesday.

3 weeks ago | lbc.co.uk | Katy Ronkin

The real broken Britain: Bad customer service and shoddy systems make Brits wonder if the government can do anything at all 31 March 2025, 16:00 | Updated: 31 March 2025, 16:03 The real broken Britain: Bad customer service and shoddy systems make Brits wonder if the government can do anything at all. Picture: Alamy “We are experiencing high call volumes at the moment. Your call is important to us.” If there’s a soundtrack to broken Britain, this might be it.

4 weeks ago | lbc.co.uk | Katy Ronkin

Why does buying a home take so long – and how do we fix it? Why does buying a home take so long – and how do we fix it? Picture: Alamy Despite steady transaction volumes in 2024, buying a home remained painfully slow. While demand from buyers and sellers is consistently strong, the process itself is causing unnecessary hold-ups.

4 weeks ago | lbc.co.uk | Katy Ronkin

LIVE: Inflation falls to 2.8% percent ahead of Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement 26 March 2025, 07:41 | Updated: 26 March 2025, 07:54 Rachel Reeves will deliver her Spring Statement today. Picture: AlamyThe Chancellor is set to reveal further welfare cuts in her spring statement today at noon. Rachel Reeves is expected to lay out her plans on government spending - including cuts to the civil service, changes to welfare, and how she will fund an £2.2bn increase to the defence budget.

1 month ago | lbc.co.uk | Katy Ronkin

Actor and presenter Larry Lamb reads The Tale of Pigling Bland Actor and presenter Larry Lamb reads The Tale of Pigling Bland In the eleventh instalment of Nick Ferrari's new series encouraging children to read, actor and presenter Larry Lamb reads The Tale of Pigling Bland. The Tale of Pigling Bland follows a well-mannered young pig sent off to market with his mischievous brother, Alexander.