MP for Beckenham allegedly told activist to ‘go back to Bahrain’ during confrontation in December The Conservative MP Bob Stewart has been charged with a racially aggravated public order offence after an incident outside a reception hosted by the Bahraini embassy. Police launched an investigation into the south London MP […]

Consumers increasingly claim that manufacturers are reducing the size of products, Barclays research finds Hard-pressed consumers feel they are becoming the victims of food industry “shrinkflation” amid signs the UK’s persistent cost of living crisis is making households more alert to the need to get value for money. With food […]

Union body claims policies left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’, in report before opening hearing of inquiry Years of austerity overseen by David Cameron and George Osborne left Britain “hugely unprepared” for Covid, with consequences that were “painful and tragic”, union leaders have claimed. In an attempt to frame the opening hearing […]

Lesley Regan, women’s health ambassador for England, says ‘destructive’ changes to NHS system in 2012 are failing women Women are finding it harder to access contraception than they did a decade ago, resulting in more unplanned pregnancies, the women’s health ambassador has said. They have been discouraged by bad experiences, […]