10 h. ago Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security review warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

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11 h. ago Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security report warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

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14 h. ago UK must ‘actively prepare’ for a war on home soil, major government review warns

The new National Security Strategy has been published with a grim warning as international turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine continues

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5 d. ago Notting Hill Carnival could be cancelled without 'urgent funding', organisers warn in leaked letter

Warning comes after a review identified ‘critical public safety concerns’ surrounding the carnival

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7 d. ago Sanctuary by Marina Warner review – the power of stories in an age of migration

An ambitious meditation on the ability of narrative to shape our perceptions of one another and our experience of homeMarina Warner begins this dazzlingly protean book with a distinctly mundane memory. It is the 1950s, she is a young teen, and the highlight of her week is going to the Saturday morning “flicks” with a neighbour’s slightly older daughter. One particular movie scene has stayed with her: it involves a man dressed in a vaguely historical costume who is fleeing for his life. Face contorted with terror, he makes it as far as the door of a cathedral, whereupon he knocks loudly and cries “Sanctuary!” The door opens a crack, the man slides inside, and the Saturday morning audience breaths a collective sigh of relief. Even if the plot points remain hazy – is Robin Hood somehow involved? – the underlying principle needs no explaining. The fugitive has invoked the ancient right by gaining entrance to a designated sacred space. As long as he stays put his pursuers can’t touch him...

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8 d. ago Damning report into grooming gangs failures set to be released TODAY after Keir Starmer's humiliating U

The review by Baroness Casey is expected to conclude that years of warnings about abuse of white girls were 'institutionally ignored for fear of racism'.

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1 week ago Tax rises will come if economy shrinks further, IFS warns Rachel Reeves after Spending Review

The Spending Review delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves has had a mixed response.

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1 week ago Reeves ‘failed’ to back English councils in spending review, MPs warn

Woking MP Will Forster called on the Chancellor to ‘justify’ a ‘lack of investment’ into local government.

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1 week ago Spending review 2025 – live: Reeves criticised for ‘fantasy’ plan as economists warn tax hikes ‘very likely’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insists she will never have to repeat last year’s Autumn Budget, when tax rises were announced

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2 w. ago Evri to hire 5,000 courier jobs, spending review pressures and Tesco profits warning amid UK store wars

From government spending pressures and Mike Ashley’s latest takeover target, to the collapse of healthcare firm Totally, Tesco’s results, a courier hiring spree at Evri, and a surge in nuclear sector jobs - here are today’s top UK business stories.

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2 w. ago Spending review: Schools to get more funding but police warned to ‘do their bit’

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said the Government will commit to the biggest-ever spend per pupil next week.

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2 w. ago Russia is already at war with Britain and we can no longer rely on Trump, defence adviser warns

‘Russia is at war with us’, one of the authors of Sir Keir Starmer’s flagship strategic defence review has warned

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2 w. ago Scottish college reviews courses after £1.3m budget cut as ‘stark consequences’ warned

Fife College’s principal has warned of the stark consequences of a review of its courses and operating model as a result of a major budget cut.

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2 w. ago Boy, three, starved to death by parents ‘had become invisible to authorities’

A review has warned ‘the safeguarding of children being impacted by harmful cultural practice is paramount’.

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3 w. ago Police warn Starmer of ‘stark choices’ on investigating crimes if faced with cuts under spending review

Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley among senior police officers who reportedly issued direct warning in letter to prime minister ahead of spending review

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3 w. ago Interim water review ‘not the finishing line’ to fix failures, campaigners warn

The independent commission said the water sector in England and Wales needs a ‘fundamental reset’ as it published the interim report on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Crucial defence review warns Britain's Armed Forces aren't ready to fight a war against a foe with similar capabilities in stark assessment of UK's military prowess

Britain's Armed Forces aren't ready to fight a war against a military with similar capabilities, the authors of Britain's Strategic Defence Review have warned.

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3 w. ago Strategic defence review live: Starmer warns of Russia threat as he launches plan to ready UK for war

Britain ‘cannot ignore the threat’ of Russia, PM warns

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3 w. ago UK politics live: Britain must be ready to fight war in Europe, Starmer’s strategic defence review to warn

PM to announce measures in long-awaited strategic defence review

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3 w. ago Britain faces attacks from Russia ‘daily’, minister warns ahead of Starmer’s defence review

Defence secretary John Healey admits the size of the army will not start to grow until at least 2029 as he appears to confirm Labour want to buy fighter jets capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons

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