16 h. ago British pint to be protected in law as concession leaves Tories flat

Labour declares ‘The pint is safe with us’ after fears were raised over the future of the imperial measure

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34 h. ago Apple sues British government to stop them accessing user data

Yvette Cooper recently demanded that the tech giant install a 'backdoor' to give the Home Office access to private data.

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38 h. ago Apple sues British government to stop it accessing user data

Yvette Cooper recently demanded that the tech giant install a 'backdoor' to give the Home Office access to private data.

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38 h. ago Defence spending 'must revive UK manufacturing': Government is urged to buy British in military push

Labour has been urged to use an increase in defence spending to boost UK industry - as governments across Europe face up to the need to rearm.

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3 d. ago Digital collection of oldest English language daily newspaper to be boosted

The News Letter was first published in September 1737.

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4 d. ago Drivers ‘badly need’ Government code of conduct for parking firms

RAC head of policy Simon Williams said the industry’s code of practice ‘isn’t working’.

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4 d. ago Drivers given parking tickets by ‘scandalous’ firm because of ‘faulty’ machines

One said they would ‘rather go to prison’ than pay more money to Euro Car Parks.

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5 d. ago British public wants aid spending based on own priorities, not allies – poll

International development minister Anneliese Dodds quit her role on Friday over the Government’s decision to cut overseas aid.

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6 d. ago Starmer’s Trump meeting ‘spectacular success’, says Streeting, as Tories dismiss president’s backing for Chagos deal – UK politics live

Health secretary hails talks over defence, security and trade as Badenoch says her party will continue to oppose Chagos dealWes Streeting, the health secretary, was doing an interview round this morning to promote an announcement about a new contract for GPs in England. He claims it will end the “8am scramble” for GP appointments.Explaining how this would work, the Department of Health and Social Care says in its news release:The new deal agreed yesterday (February 27) between the government and British Medical Association (BMA) will free up doctors from red tape and box-ticking targets to concentrate on what they do best – treating patients.The new agreed contract will modernise general practice by requiring GP surgeries to allow patients to request appointments online throughout working hours from October, freeing up the phones for those who need them most, and making it easier for practices to triage patients based on medical need. The reforms are part of the government’s Plan fo...

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6 d. ago End to hated '8am scramble' for doctors' appointments after GPs sign new deal

The British Medical Association (BMA) and the Government agreed the deal at a meeting on Thursday

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6 d. ago GPs in England accept contract terms helping end ‘8am scramble’ for appointments

The British Medical Association (BMA), the trade union for doctors, and the Government agreed the deal at a meeting on Thursday.

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6 d. ago Donald Trump will not force UK to accept chlorinated chicken in trade deal says minister

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said he is 'absolute' that the Government will not accept meat products that uncut British farmers on welfare or environmental standards

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9 d. ago Rishi Sunak ‘honoured’ to become prostate cancer charity ambassador

The former prime minister will support Prostate Cancer Research’s campaign to introduce a national screening programme for high-risk men.

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9 d. ago Government urged to ‘do right thing’ over inheritance tax for reset with farmers

The National Farmers’ Union conference on Tuesday will hear from the organisation’s president Tom Bradshaw and Environment Secretary Steve Reed.

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1 week ago DOGE eyed up by Scottish Labour as another UK party looks to copy Trump ‘waste’ policy

Scottish Labour has become the latest political party to outline plans for a UK equivalent of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, as British politicians look to copy US president Donald Trump's policy of tackling government 'waste'.

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1 week ago Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request

Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerableBusiness live – latest updatesApple has taken the unprecedented step of removing its strongest data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded “backdoor” access to user data.UK users will no longer have access to the advanced data protection (ADP) tool, which uses end-to-end encryption to allow only account holders to view items such as photos or documents they have stored online in the iCloud storage service. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Apple removes advanced data protection tool after UK government request

Users will now be more vulnerable to data breaches from bad actors, Apple says, after Home Office orderBusiness live – latest updatesApple has taken the unprecedented step of removing its strongest data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded “backdoor” access to user data.UK users will no longer have access to the advanced data protection (ADP) tool, which uses end-to-end encryption to allow only account holders to view items such as photos or documents they have stored online in the iCloud storage service. UK users will now be more vulnerable to data breaches from bad actors, and other threats to customer privacy, Apple said. It will also mean that all data is accessible by Apple, which can share it with law enforcement if they have a warrant. Continue reading...

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1 week ago O’Neill: Ruling on shooting of IRA men confirmed what families ‘already knew’

Ms O’Neill welcomed the judgment of coroner Mr Justice Michael Humphreys over the 1992 ambush in Co Tyrone.

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1 week ago Freed Iran prisoner tells detained Britons not to submit to false confessions

Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been detained in Iran, where Anoosheh Ashoori was previously jailed for almost five years.

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1 week ago Error that left medics with wrong exam result condemned as ‘catastrophic’

Some 1,451 medics took the MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written Examination in September 2023, according to the BMA.

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