House of Lords votes against flagship public order bill on day when Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted proceedings in chamber A government bill aimed at cracking down on protest has suffered a number of setbacks in the House of Lords, setting the stage for a tense showdown between parliament’s two chambers. […]
Major environmental plan includes tackling sewage spills and restoring wildlife habitats but critics question lack of funding Farmers will be key to plan to restore England’s green spaces and wildlife Every household will be within a 15-minute walk of a green space or water, under a major environmental improvement plan […]
NHS leaders warn disruption to patients could become even worse as healthcare staff plan further strikes Hospitals in England have had to cancel 88,000 appointments because of strikes by nurses and ambulance staff over the last seven weeks, figures have revealed. NHS bosses warned on Tuesday that the already “shocking […]
Report by children’s commissioner for England finds worrying amount of content involves violence One in 10 children have watched pornography by the time they are nine years old, according to “disturbing” new research by the children’s commissioner for England. The report found a quarter of pupils in their final year […]
PM’s judgment in question as Zahawi fails to apologise after inquiry finds breaches of ministerial code Analysis: a narrowing window to win back trust Rishi Sunak has sacked the Conservative party chair, Nadhim Zahawi, for serious breaches of the ministerial code over his tax affairs, after weeks of damaging headlines […]
Exclusive: from physical and mental health to education and careers, two studies detail ways in which young still suffer ‘We’re on permanent catch-up’: how Covid has changed young Britons’ lives Young people have been “disastrously” affected by the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, according to two pieces of research that […]
Experts warn plan does not address staff vacancies and £1bn fund pledged is not new money Rishi Sunak will vow to rapidly slash long waiting times for urgent NHS care with a promise of thousands more beds, 800 new ambulances and an expansion of community care backed by a dedicated […]
Former prime minister’s comments about call to Russian president just before invasion come in new BBC documentary Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Boris Johnson has said that Vladimir Putin claimed he could have sent a missile to hit Britain “within a minute”, in a call just before the invasion of Ukraine. […]
Passengers taken to Calais after two vessels got into difficulty near Gravelines on north coast of France The French coastguard has rescued 83 people from two small boats in the Channel after they got into difficulty. The two boats were crossing the Channel on their way to England on Sunday […]
The Scorpion unit has been deactivated after video was released of the brutal beating of the 29-year-old at the hands of officers This article contains a video depicting violence The Memphis police chief on Saturday disbanded the unit whose officers beat to death Tyre Nichols as the nation and the […]