George Osborne news

A £186m cultural centre, set to transform the arts and music scene globally, will open its doors in June this year. Factory International, based in ... More

'Secret' talks between the British Museum and the Greek government could see the return of the Parthenon Marbles, bringing to an end one of the ... More

The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has come into effect today (6 April), in a move which the government says will "benefit millions of children across ... More

“Endless political wrangling” is responsible for the likely abandonment of London’s Garden Bridge project, its designer Thomas Heatherwick has claimed. Last week London mayor Sadiq ... More

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has formally withdrawn his support for a Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge across the River Thames; bringing a likely end ... More

Several grassroots sports clubs may have to close down if the chancellor doesn’t extend business rate relief during tomorrow’s Budget announcement (8 March), according to ... More

Sugar tax funding distributed to schools will go towards facilities to support physical education and after-school sports clubs, according to the education secretary. Justine Greening ... More

The British government has unveiled details of ambitious plans to deliver more than 48,000 homes across England in 14 new garden villages and three new ... More

The UK government is to broaden the scope of its museums and galleries tax relief following the delivery of chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement. Announced ... More

National governing bodies (NGBs) will be able to donate directly to grassroots sport schemes without paying corporation tax following an intervention by the Treasury. Previously, ... More

Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged that the government will honour the financial commitment made by the previous cabinet to fund elite sport ahead of ... More

The government has followed through with its commitment to bid for the UCI Road World Championships – and has set aside £24m (US$31.5m, €27.8m) to ... More

Rugby league's relationship with the government will continue to burgeon despite a raft of changes following Brexit, according to the Rugby Football League’s (RFL) planning ... More

Tracey Crouch has survived a round of sweeping ministerial changes by new prime minister Theresa May, keeping her portfolio of sport, tourism and heritage. After ... More

Government funding for Sport England and UK Sport is not expected to be cut as a result of the UK voting to leave the European ... More

The government has pledged to plough £10m (US$13.2m, €12m) into rugby league infrastructure in the north of England as part of a bid to host ... More

Fitness leaders have spoken out on the importance of Britain staying in Europe, warning that ‘Brexit’ could derail the sector’s growing momentum. With the vote ... More

While the Smithsonian is stalling on plans to move to London’s Olympicopolis site, the British Museum is looking at the possibility of a satellite site ... More

Xercise4Less has announced plans to pay all staff above and beyond the new National Living Wage, which comes into effect this week. Friday (1 April) ... More

The government is gearing up to launch a consultation that will determine whether corporation tax on grants and donations will be scrapped for grassroots sports ... More

Nuffield Health has pledged to ensure all its staff will earn at least the new National Living Wage from next month, not just over-25s as ... More

UK museums offering free entry are to get tax relief aimed at helping to cover the costs of developing either temporary or touring exhibitions. Part ... More

Government funding for PE and sport in primary schools will be doubled to £320m (US$451.3m, €407.3m) as a result of a new levy being applied ... More

The UK government has announced plans to introduce a surprise £520m levy on sugary drinks to tackle the country's burgeoning obesity problem. Delivering his spring ... More

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has urged local authorities to partner with brands to maintain their physical activity provisions in their communities amid funding cuts. Talking at ... More