Exclusive: move will cap amount that can be deducted from benefit payments to repay short-term loans and debts More than 1m of the UK’s poorest households will be £420 a year better off on average as a result of a change to universal credit set to be announced in next […]
IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as explosions are heard around Tehran and nearby city of Karaj Full report: IDF says it is striking military targets in Iran as sound of explosions reported around Tehran Benjamin Netanyahu and other […]
Keir Starmer to announce expansion in region that will also include business club to increase economic ties The UK will increase its military and economic presence in the Indo-Pacific to support regional stability, Keir Starmer will announce on Saturday. In an effort to counter China’s influence, ministers will expand the […]
In a visit to the region, secretary of state Antony Blinken said the US was working to progress ceasefire talks for Gaza and Lebanon Israeli strikes hit Beirut on Thursday evening, after the US warned against Israel being led into a “protracted” campaign in Lebanon and efforts got under way […]
Lancet commission calls for gambling to be treated in same way as alcohol and tobacco after technology widens reach Gambling poses a growing worldwide threat to public health, with its rapid expansion via mobile phones and the internet harming far more people than previously thought, a report warns. Much stronger […]
George Conway-led Pac questions Republican nominee’s mental fitness for office in full-page New York Times ad An anti-Trump political group organized a letter signed by more than 200 mental health professionals, warning that Donald Trump is dangerous because of “his symptoms of severe, untreatable personality disorder – malignant narcissism”, which […]
Shareholders and property owners who also work not within PM’s definition of ‘working people’ Keir Starmer has hinted at tax rises for those who earn their income from shares and property, saying that they did not fit his definition of “working people”. Ministers are expected to announce increases in inheritance […]
Some leaders had hoped Charles might use his speech at Chogm in Samoa as an opportunity to apologise for Britain’s colonial past King Charles acknowledged “painful aspects” of Britain’s past while sidestepping calls to directly address reparations for slavery at the summit of Commonwealth leaders, saying “none of us can […]
WHO says ‘escalating violence’ in northern Gaza has led to postponement of vaccines to more than 100,000 children Follow all our Middle East coverage here Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 42 people on Wednesday as the military intensified a siege on northern parts of the Palestinian territory, forcing the World […]
National Audit Office report finds no signs of improvement in lives of pupils despite record spending The bill for special needs education in England has hit £10bn a year, with the number of children and young people entitled to government support in the form of education, health and care plans […]