Conservative motion to strike down plan is defeated but more than 50 Labour MPs abstain UK politics live – latest updates MPs have voted to remove the winter fuel allowance from all but the poorest pensioners in England and Wales, with a significant number of Labour MPs abstaining. After a […]
Announcement on taxpayer-funded rescue plan for Tata-owned south Wales plant expected on Wednesday The British steel industry is braced for 2,500 job cuts at the Port Talbot steelworks, with thousands more jobs at risk in the UK, as the government prepares a taxpayer-backed deal for the south Wales plant. The […]
Candidates also clash on January 6 and Republican election lies as moderators fact-check Trump claims on air Abortion and Project 2025: fact checking the presidential debate ‘They’re eating the cats’: Trump repeats lies about immigrants Donald Trump arrived in Philadelphia earlier today for his debate with Kamala Harris. Photographers captured […]
Media regulator describes change as a ‘generational shift in the balance of news media’ Online platforms have overtaken TV channels as the most popular sources for news in the UK, according to figures described as a “generational shift” in viewing habits. More than seven out of 10 UK adults (71%) […]
Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs that axing allowance for all but poorest pensioners will help plug £22bn hole in finances The chancellor has faced down would-be rebels in a private meeting of Labour MPs ahead of the crunch vote on the government’s controversial plan to scrap the winter fuel allowance. […]
American actor starred in films including The Great White Hope and The Lion King, and won two Tony awards in prolific stage career James Earl Jones: a life in pictures James Earl Jones, the actor whose beautifully sonorous tones gave voice to Star Wars’ principal villain Darth Vader, has died […]
Emergency services said 20 tents caught fire in attack that Israel said targeted a Hamas command centre Israel-Gaza war – follow the latest developments At least 40 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on a tent encampment designated as a humanitarian zone in Khan Younis, Gaza officials said early […]
Changes proposed after as many as 750,000 people may have been excluded from 2024 election due to lack of documents Ministers should expand the ID that people can use to vote, the elections watchdog has recommended, after a report found as many as 750,000 people might not have voted in […]
Stade de France transformed into huge electronica dance party with world’s elite para athletes doing farewell conga With an explosion of fireworks, laser beams, breakdance and a thumping set by the giants of French electronica, France bid goodbye to the Paralympic Games on Sunday night with the biggest party it […]
Findings by Transparency International UK point to ‘more than coincidence or incompetence’, says chief executive A landmark study has uncovered corruption “red flags” in government Covid contracts worth more than £15bn – representing nearly one in every three pounds awarded by the Conservative administration during the pandemic. The analysis, billed […]