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 […]

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 […]

Alternative für Deutschland leader speaks of ‘historic success’ of top place in Thuringia and second in Saxony A far-right party became the biggest force in a German state parliament for the first time since the second world war, exit polls showed on Sunday, while a new populist force on the […]

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 […]

Joseph Rowntree Foundation points to ‘critical shift in expectations’ and says the public now budget for many routine services Most people in the UK now believe they will have to spend their own money on private healthcare for routine services such as dentistry, physiotherapy and counselling because they won’t be […]

Cher Maximen was with three-year-old daughter when stabbed and chef Mussie Imnetu had head injuries A mother and a chef who worked under Gordon Ramsay have both died after they were attacked in separate incidents connected to the Notting Hill carnival. Cher Maximen, 32, was with her three-year-old daughter and […]