PM ‘absolutely confident’ that ‘vast majority’ of farms will be exempt as union prepares protests in London Keir Starmer has vehemently defended the imposition of inheritance tax on farms, as a new analysis suggested farmers are being increasingly squeezed out of the market for agricultural land by wealthy investors. Amid […]
Government says wide-ranging reforms will end ‘neglect’ in system that leaves young people behind Labour ready to show it is serious about changing children’s social care Excessive profiteering by unscrupulous private companies charging sky-high fees for substandard placements for vulnerable children will be clamped down on as part of a […]
NHS centres join search for patients who have lived much longer than expected, in hope of developing new therapies Doctors have launched a major study to understand why a small percentage of cancer patients beat the odds and survive long after being diagnosed with some of the most aggressive forms […]
Rising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravans A shocking increase in the number of vulnerable children deprived of their liberty by the state is leaving more youngsters in illegal accommodation, at eye-watering costs to the taxpayer, a government-backed assessment has warned. […]
Religious lobbyists are secretly coordinating and funding bodies that claim to be led by disabled people and health workers Campaigns against assisted dying that claim to be led by healthcare workers and disabled people are being secretly coordinated and paid for by conservative Christian pressure groups, an Observer investigation has […]
Liz Truss is the only former party leader of past five years to rank lower in terms of starting popularity Kemi Badenoch’s personal approval ratings at the start of her Tory leadership are worse than those recorded by Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson at the start of their reigns, according […]
Pascal Lamy, former head of the WTO, says Britain will have to take sides if new US administration slaps hefty tariffs on imports, as fears grow over possible trade war The former head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said that the UK should side with the European Union […]
Northamptonshire police say they believe 24-year-old Harshita Brella was attacked by someone she knew Police have named the woman found dead in a car boot in east London and said they believe she was attacked by someone she knew. A murder investigation was launched by Northamptonshire police after the body […]
Exclusive: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission added up cost to NHS and economy of diet-linked disease The UK’s growing addiction to unhealthy food costs £268bn a year, far outstripping the budget for the whole NHS, the first research into the subject has found. The increased consumption of foods high in […]
Wes Streeting speaks out after deaths in Turkey among women travelling for procedures such as butt lifts Britons should resist the temptation to have cosmetic surgery abroad at “rock-bottom” prices in case they are harmed by substandard care, the health secretary has said. Wes Streeting spoke out after a spate […]