Survey of 24 city authorities finds two in five plan to sell off assets and reduce services Local authority leaders say they are having to drain their financial reserves to keep services afloat and avoid effective bankruptcy. A survey of the mid-tier group of English city councils, which includes Southampton, […]

Pregnant woman among those killed in ‘horrifying’ incident as charities call on government to establish safe routes Six children and a pregnant woman are among at least 12 people who died after a boat carrying dozens of asylum seekers to the UK was “ripped open” in one of the worst […]

Bhim Kohli died in hospital after alleged attack while walking his dog in Franklin Park 20 metres from his home A 14-year-old boy is being held on suspicion of murdering an 80-year-old man, named by police as Bhim Kohli, who died on Sunday after being allegedly attacked while walking his […]

100 local authorities say council housing finance model is ‘broken’ and more money is needed to build new homes An “unprecedented coalition” of councils in England has called for an emergency injection of £644m from the government to stabilise their housing accounts and prevent investment in new homes being delayed […]

Survey says refugee women are subjected to voyeurism and sexual harassment by male staff at hotels Women who have fled rape, forced marriage and sexual exploitation are being subjected to coercion and control by Home Office contractors in hotels, according to new research. The charity Women for Refugee Women has […]

Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly both reject idea of leaving European Court of Human Rights to revive Rwanda plan Two frontrunners to be Conservative party leader have criticised their rivals’ promises to leave the European court of human rights (ECHR) as the contest turns combative with days to go until […]

Far-reaching reforms aim to support most vulnerable children and ‘recognise growing challenges facing education’ Schools in England will be judged on how well they deal with post-Covid behaviour, absenteeism and special educational needs as part of far-reaching reforms to Ofsted aimed at better supporting the most vulnerable children and easing […]

Foreign Office says review found ‘clear risk’ UK arms may be used in violation of humanitarian law The UK has broken with the Biden administration on a significant part of their tightly coordinated policy towards Israel by announcing it is suspending some arms export licences to Israel because of a […]

Shadow minister will launch leadership campaign with call to think afresh and move on from landslide election defeat Kemi Badenoch will say the Conservatives must do more than criticise Labour in order to win the next general election, as she launches her campaign to lead the party. Potential dividing lines […]

Ipsos poll found 40% of Britons thought there was not enough time to raise all concerns in 10-minute slot Two-fifths of patients leave their GP appointment without discussing everything that is worrying them about their health, a survey has revealed. The finding has prompted claims that older people often feel […]