Councillors demand better protection from abuse and death threats Council leaders have demanded urgent measures to tackle what they say is a tide of abuse against...
England and Wales court backlog crisis ‘to go on for several years’ The backlog of cases in criminal courts in England and Wales is likely to...
GPs in England threaten industrial action over in-person appointments GPs in England are threatening industrial action in protest at the government’s attempt to force them to...
Government ‘rows back’ on PM’s pledge to sanction tech bosses Government sources have rowed back on Boris Johnson’s apparent commitment to criminal sanctions for tech company...
MPs set to reject move to make water firms cut sewage discharges The government is to reject calls to place a legal duty on water companies...
Sunak to cut tax on banks to keep City competitive, say reports Rishi Sunak is preparing to announce a tax cut for Britain’s biggest banks at...
Social mobility tsar wants campaign against toddlers having mobile phones The government’s new social mobility commissioner has told MPs she wants to launch a nationwide campaign...
UK strikes trade deal with New Zealand – but it may add nothing to GDP Britain has struck a trade deal with New Zealand, a key...
Solar storm confirms Vikings settled in North America exactly 1,000 years ago Long before Columbus crossed the Atlantic, eight timber-framed buildings covered in sod stood on...
Cuts to overseas aid thwart UK efforts to fight Covid pandemic Cuts to the government’s overseas aid budget of more than £3.5bn have undermined the quality...
