Foreign secretary suggests after a ceasefire, UK would not need to wait for end of what could be years of talks on a two-state solution The UK could officially recognise a Palestinian state after a ceasefire in Gaza without waiting for the outcome of what could be years of talks […]
Exclusive: Party will keep plan to invest in green infrastructure but will in effect cut green ambitions by about two-thirds Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are ditching Labour’s flagship policy pledge to spend £28bn a year on green investment, party sources have said. The sources said the party would keep […]
Experts blame austerity as rate of advance in improving prognosis has slowed markedly since 2010 Progress on cancer survival in the UK has slowed to its lowest rate in 50 years, a report has found, with experts blaming the impact of austerity on the nation’s health. The study by researchers […]
Cross-party committee also recommends overhaul of ‘outdated and regressive’ council tax Ministers must urgently inject £4bn into English town hall budgets to head off an “out of control” financial crisis that threatens to drag well-run councils into bankruptcy and put local services at risk, a cross-party group of MPs has […]
Five people are in hospital after a man threw a suspected corrosive substance at a woman and two children Nine people have been injured after a suspected corrosive substance was thrown at a woman and two young children in south London. The Metropolitan police were called to Lessar Avenue, Clapham […]
Mike Freer of the Ministry of Justice says the threats to his safety are ‘too much’ and may be related to his pro-Israel views A government minister has said he will stand down at the next general election after a series of death threats and an arson attack on his […]
Chris Wray tells House committee there has been been far too little public focus on a sleeper cyber threat that affects ‘every American’ US officials say they have disrupted a state-backed Chinese effort to plant malware that could damage civilian infrastructure, as the head of the FBI warned that Beijing […]
‘UK internal market’ to be created to ease unionist fears over de facto border in the Irish Sea New rules to smooth post-Brexit trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland have been unveiled by the government as part of a deal with the Democratic Unionist party that will restore the […]
Leading doctors and NHS leaders say underinvestment, staff shortages and ageing population pose ‘existential threat’ to service The NHS is in such a dire state the next government should declare it a national emergency, experts are warning, as it emerged that record numbers of patients are being denied timely cancer […]
Guild of Fine Food fears European suppliers of specialist produce will stop supplying UK because of red tape Thousands of delicatessens and other specialist food shops have said new border rules that come in from Wednesday are likely to mean reduced choice of products for consumers. The Guild of Fine […]