Exclusive: findings of official review due out on Tuesday described as ‘horrible’ and ‘atrocious’ for force The Metropolitan police service is riddled with deep-seated racism, sexism and homophobia and has failed to change despite numerous official reviews urging it to do so, an official report will say. The report from […]
Month: March 2023
Almost half of refugees unable to find guarantors or money for deposits to secure tenancies, a survey finds More than half of Ukrainian refugees struggle to find affordable rental accommodation after moving on from living with their host families, according to research published a year on from the launch of […]
Chaotic scenes in parliament and Paris streets as thousands gather in spontaneous protest Why are pensions such a political flashpoint in France? The French government has used controversial special constitutional powers to force through a rise in the pension age amid chaotic scenes in parliament in which radical left MPs […]
Officers on horseback deployed to reduce use of phones by motorist; driver faces £200 fine and six points on licence Two mounted police officers have chased down a man spotted holding his mobile phone while driving. Officers on horses have been deployed across the UK in order to reduce the […]
Move follows pressure from campaigners such as Julie Devey and Carole Gould whose daughters were murdered Domestic abusers in England and Wales who kill their partners or ex-partners are to face tougher sentences under government plans after a campaign by bereaved families. The justice secretary and lord chancellor, Dominic Raab, […]
No money for nurses, doctors or teachers note critics as Starmer says UK is on ‘path of managed decline’ UK will take more than a year to recover to pre-Covid level, says OBR Budget 2023: key points at a glance What the budget means for people on a range of […]
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Chancellor’s upbeat note in budget delivery was echoed by safe-seat Tory MPs but ‘red wall’ members are less happy At a drinks party in Downing Street a few weeks after he took over as chancellor last year, Jeremy Hunt told his guests: “Sometimes doing the popular thing isn’t the right […]
How the measures will affect Britons’ finances – and who will be the winners What the budget means for people on a range of incomes Hunt U-turns on planned cut to energy bills support What Hunt’s U-turn on energy bills means for you Jeremy Hunt’s budget contained several measures to […]
After largest shareholder was unable to provide backing, Europe’s 17th largest lender says it will use government help to become ‘simpler and more focused’ Credit Suisse has announced that it will take a CHF50bn ($53.7bn) loan from the Swiss central bank, in an action it says will “pre-emptively strengthen its […]