Exclusive: Councils win just 1.2% of tribunals, as experts see signs provision is becoming a battle with desperate families Analysis: Why England’s Send system is buckling ‘Fobbed off and rejected’: Birmingham’s Send crisis More than £100m was spent last year by local authorities and the government on failed efforts to […]
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Nick Candy promises that party will deliver ‘political disruption like we have never seen before’ The treasurer of Reform UK has said that Elon Musk is among a “number of billionaires” interested in donating to Nigel Farage’s party, promising “political disruption like we have never seen before”. Nick Candy told […]
CBI survey finds firms planning to reduce hiring amid weakest expectations for growth since November 2022 British firms are predicting a sharp fall in business activity in the new year, in the latest economic snapshot to warn of an increasingly gloomy outlook for the UK in 2025. The growth indicator […]
Chocolate maker one of 100 previous suppliers to royal household to be stripped of accolade under King Charles It famously once had a glass and a half of milk in every bar, but one thing that Cadbury no longer has is royal approval, after it has been dropped from King […]
Knightsbridge heads list with average home at £21.4m, 60 times the typical UK house price UK house price predictions for 2025? They’ll just keep going up London continues to dominate the UK’s superprime property market, with all 20 of the country’s priciest streets located within the capital, research shows. Top […]
Government fears moves to curb any potential cash from the tech titan could backfire and play into Reform UK’s hands Ministers are resisting demands to rush through measures to block Elon Musk from handing millions to Nigel Farage, amid a growing clamour for an overhaul of Britain’s political donation laws. […]
Saudi national, alleged to have killed five and injured more than 200, had issued a warning on social media A Saudi national alleged to have carried out a deadly attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg, which killed five and injured more than 200, had warned […]
Ukrainian wins 116-112 on all three scorecards Briton shakes his head and leaves ring speechless Oleksandr Usyk remains the shining king of boxing’s dark and chaotic world. The great Ukrainian retained his three titles as the heavyweight champion of the world when he defeated Tyson Fury on points in a […]
Mark Burnett, who also created Survivor, Shark Tank and The Voice, lacks diplomatic and foreign policy experience Donald Trump has appointed Mark Burnett, a British television producer who helped produce Trump’s show The Apprentice, as the US’s special envoy to the UK. In an announcement on Truth Social on Saturday, […]
Plan for pregnant royal go overseas for festive period scrapped after doctors advise against travel Princess Beatrice will be joining the royal family at Sandringham this Christmas after changing her travel plans due to medical advice, it is understood. Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, are expecting their second […]