Chancellor had pledged to ‘spend what ever it takes’ on concrete crisis but repair costs will come from existing education budget Jeremy Hunt has been accused of abandoning children disrupted by the concrete crisis in schools after the government admitted there will be no extra cash for the education budget […]
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Ministers hope to make it easier for councils to pass planning applications for new turbines in move that has Labour support Rishi Sunak is reportedly planning to revoke the ban on building new onshore windfarms in order to head off a row with Conservative MPs for the second time. Ministers […]
President says war against Russia requires a new approach as he dismisses Oleksii Reznikov in favour of Rustem Umerov Volodymyr Zelenskiy has announced his intention to replace his defence minister, setting the stage for the biggest shake-up of Ukraine’s defence establishment since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. […]
Exclusive: Expert repeats call to review indefinite sentences such as Thomas White’s, whose family says now suffers from psychosis Number of offenders with IPP sentences recalled to prison soars A UN torture expert has called the case of a man driven to psychosis after being jailed in the UK for […]
Senior civil servant says ‘many alerts’ crossed education secretary’s desk, but UK government was more concerned with saving money A senior civil service whistleblower has told the Observer that Tory ministers and their political advisers were “dangerously complacent” about crumbling school buildings constructed with aerated concrete, and that they were […]
In an exclusive interview, a leading Ukrainian general says his forces have made a vital breakthrough near Zaporizhzhia Ukrainian forces have decisively breached Russia’s first defensive line near Zaporizhzhia after weeks of painstaking mine clearance, and expect faster gains as they press the weaker second line, the general leading the […]
Officials reflected policing minister’s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings Senior officials at the Home Office secretly lobbied the UK’s independent privacy regulator to act “favourably” towards a private firm keen to roll out controversial facial recognition technology across the country, according to […]
Prime minister drops further in opinion polls after populist policies on migrants backfire Rishi Sunak’s approval ratings have failed to improve over the summer political break – despite several weeks of Tory policy blitzes intended to win back voters. The latest Opinium survey for the Observer shows the Conservative have […]
Suspects aged 21 and 22 arrested under Terrorism Act after leak of names of 10,000 PSNI officers and staff Two men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act by police officers investigating the PSNI data breach. The suspects, aged 21 and 22, were arrested on Saturday in the Portadown area […]
Labour calls for audit of handling of longstanding safety fears as government pledges to fund repairs expected to cost at least £100m Headteachers are racing to find temporary classrooms for thousands of children amid a growing building safety crisis that has left ministers under pressure to explain why they were […]