Rics data for February shows improvement in new buyer inquiries and sales The UK housing market remains in decline but there are some signs of stabilisation, with an improvement in new buyer inquiries and sales last month, according to surveyors. Many told the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) that […]
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UNHCR ‘profoundly concerned’ by bill that would allow government to criminalise, detain and deport asylum seekers UK politics live – latest news updates Rishi Sunak’s government has been accused of “extinguishing the right to seek refugee protection in the UK” by the United Nations refugee agency after the introduction of […]
Kate Forbes clashed with fellow frontrunner Humza Yousaf over his track record in first of four debates to decide Sturgeon’s successor The battle to lead the Scottish National party became bitter and personal after the two leading candidates attacked each other’s suitability to succeed Nicola Sturgeon in the first televised […]
Only EU and Norwegian firms will be able to take advantage of joint procurement agreement, says leaked paper Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Britain’s defence industry is to be blocked from profiting from the EU’s vast increase in spending on arms for Ukraine, under a leaked plan seen by […]
Plans follow open letter by Lionesses after Euro 2022 victory Primary schools to get more than £600m over next two years The government has heeded the calls of the Lionesses after their historic Euro 2022 win and committed to providing equal access to all sports in PE for boys and […]
Union suspends planned strike on 16 March after receiving fresh pay offer from Network Rail The RMT union has called off a strike at Network Rail next week, fuelling hopes of a significant breakthrough in the long-running dispute. The union said it was suspending the strike planned for Thursday 16 […]
Boris Johnson’s allies continue campaign to discredit Partygate inquiry run by departing civil servant Senior Conservatives have launched a bid to stymie Labour’s “unprecedented” hiring of outgoing civil servant Sue Gray, amid claims the rules for departing senior officials had been breached. Conservative MPs demanded the appointment be blocked for […]
Friends and family question police handling of case after three people found dead and two badly injured Families and friends have expressed anger that it took up to 46 hours to find five people in the wreckage of a car crash that left three of them dead and two seriously […]
Global study shows significant shift in UK attitudes on matters such as casual sex and assisted dying The UK has overtaken Canada, Germany and Australia to become one of the world’s most socially liberal nations towards divorce and abortion, the latest wave of a global study has revealed. Significant increases […]
Research compared development of children of heterosexual couples with those of lesbian and gay parents The children of same-sex couples fare just as well, if not better, than those of heterosexual couples, research has shown. While data on so-called “sexual minority families” is limited, the UK’s Office for National Statistics […]