Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporter Vanessa Clarke/BBC The final phase of the largest-ever expansion of publicly funded childcare support has begun in England, as thousands of working parents receive more help with…

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will remove all net zero requirements on oil and gas companies drilling in the North Sea if elected. Badenoch is to formally…

The MSP said he was “fully co-operating” with officers and is due to appear at court at a later date. Source link

Reuters The Conservatives have called for an investigation into Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s tax affairs. The Daily Telegraph reported that she saved £40,000 in stamp duty when buying a…

Daniel Lister, leader of the Conservative opposition, said: “Reform publicly declared a boycott of the training yet many of their councillors still attended. “That shows they cannot be trusted to…

The Court of Appeal ruling that will allow asylum seekers to stay at the Bell Hotel, in Epping, is a technical victory for the government. But for many Labour strategists,…

Lewis AdamsBBC News, Essex PA Media Tensions have been high over the housing of 138 asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel in Epping A temporary injunction that blocked asylum seekers…

Getty Images Colin Smyth MSP was suspended by Labour earlier this month An MSP has denied hiding a secret camera in a toilet at the Scottish Parliament, after being barred…

The share prices of leading UK banks have tumbled following calls for the government to introduce a new tax on banking profits. Traders and investors have reacted to the Institute…

No Israeli government delegation will be invited to a global defence exhibition in London next month because of the Gaza war, the UK has said. “The Israeli government’s decision to…