Downing Street says reports of raucous behaviour of all-party trips are a matter for parliament No 10 has said it is “very concerning” that MPs were reportedly met by sex workers in their hotel rooms and engaged in raucous drinking while on parliamentary trips abroad. The prime minister’s deputy official […]
Other countries including Italy have taken similar steps after Beijing’s rollback of ‘zero-Covid’ policies led to surge in cases The US has announced all travellers from China must provide a negative Covid-19 test to enter the country, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections. The increase […]
Exclusive: Nearly one in 10 care homes that offer dementia support reported on by inspectors in 2022 were given worst rating ‘Very grim’: daughter criticises Surrey care home over father’s death Families of people with dementia have said there is a national crisis in care safety as it emerged that […]
Some voluntary groups have closed and farmers report problems after slow disbursal of UK funds to replace EU money UK traders on Brexit: ‘It’s increased paperwork, stress, everything’ Hundreds of voluntary organisations have been forced to shut up shop or scale back their operations because of government delays in replacing […]
The House ways and means committee confirmed that the former president’s tax records from 2015 to 2021 will be released Donald Trump’s redacted tax returns will be made public on Friday after a powerful congressional committee voted last week to release them. A spokesperson for the US House of Representatives […]
Exclusive: only £18m has been retrieved by Department of Health, out of suspect Covid contracts potentially worth £630m Ministers have been accused of making a “pitiful attempt” to recoup taxpayers’ money wasted on fraudulent Covid contracts, after it emerged that only a fraction of the estimated total had been recovered […]
Families losing millions of pounds to unsolved crimes, party says, as it pledges to put 13,000 extra officers on the streets More than 1m thefts went unsolved last year, Labour has said, as it branded the figures “disgraceful”. The party’s analysis of crime statistics found that 1,145,254 cases of theft […]
Party insiders say manifesto was made up of fresh Starmer ideas and Corbyn-era commitments Labour drew up plans to govern in case of a snap election while Boris Johnson was struggling to thwart a mutiny by his own MPs over summer, party insiders have revealed. The “oven-ready” policies were a […]
Growing numbers of students are experiencing hidden homelessness or accepting poor accommodation Student housing is reaching a “crisis point” not seen since the 1970s, when students slept in sports halls and their cars, and is set to worsen in the new year, a charity has warned. Since the start of […]
Man, 30, arrested on suspicion of murder and woman, 19, held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder Two people have been arrested in connection with the “cold-blooded shooting” of Elle Edwards in Wallasey Village, Merseyside police said. A 30-year-old man from Tranmere has been arrested on suspicion of murder and […]