7 h. ago Urgent review of gun laws urged after triple killer who plotted mass school shooting exposed ‘major failure’

The government is ‘urgently looking’ to tighten controls around private gun sales after Nicholas Prosper murdered his family and plotted to kill 30 children with a weapon he bought for £650

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57 h. ago John Swinney urges UK Government to 'think again' on benefit cuts that will 'punish' most vulnerable

A Scottish Labour MSP has warned the prospect of members quitting the party over benefits cuts should be a "wake-up call".

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2 d. ago Government urged to help amid warning manufacturing sector has ‘hit the buffers’

A report says firms are freezing recruitment and considering redundancies while investment plans are being delayed or scrapped.

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3 d. ago Parents with children under 4 urged to check eligibility for extended government support

British children could be entitled to nearly £10 a week

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4 d. ago Electric cars are so heavy with batteries they can smash through outdated motorway barriers, experts say

The Vehicle Restraint Manufacturers Association warned that outdated safety barriers aren't built to withstand the force of electric cars and are putting lives at risk.

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4 d. ago UK Government urged to shut down Glasgow shipping firm for transporting Russian gas

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer has written to Labour Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds asking him to shut down Seapeak Maritime.

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5 d. ago Government urged to make singing as important as reading and maths in schools

A new report has called for the Government to put creativity and the expressive arts ‘at the heart’ of the primary school curriculum

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5 d. ago Brits could face draft as military chiefs urge government to bring back conscription

As the UK's military faces falling numbers and expert warn the country is defenceless against a Russian attack, some have called for conscription to be brought back

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6 d. ago Car industry urges UK government to create new EV incentives

Automotive body says current policy is leading to job losses and has become a ‘driver of de-industrialisation’Fresh incentives to boost a flatlining electric car market are urgently needed, according to the UK automotive industry, whose leaders called on the government to act fast and “revisit the mandate” for zero emission vehicles (ZEV).The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said its research showed growth in consumer demand for EVs was lower than expected, with only one in eight new buyers planning to switch in the next three years, putting jobs at risk. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Jobs at risk unless demand for electric vehicles is raised, industry body warns

Mike Hawes, of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, warned of the danger of ‘de-industrialisation’.

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7 d. ago MP demands government release secret Nuked Blood documents uncovered by the Mirror

The government has been urged to publish 370 documents about blood testing of troops during nuclear weapons trials, after the Mirror uncovered evidence Parliament was misled

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7 d. ago BMA urges Government to expand specialty training posts for NHS medics

The British Medical Association claims 4.7 applications were made for every post last year, up from a ratio of 1.9 in 2019.

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7 d. ago British manufacturers warn Trump’s metal tariffs ‘will create severe problems’

The US president imposed global tariffs on steel and aluminium heading into the US on Tuesday night.

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7 d. ago Over 1,200 dead as ‘mass killing’ of Alawites continues despite Syrian leader’s call for peace

Sharaa's government urged to investigate targeted killings of hundreds of civilians in Alawite villages

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7 d. ago Tories warn Labour is scrapping immigration laws which would allow ministers to throw out any future asylum claim by gun

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp urged Sir Keir Starmer's Government to use measures passed by the Tories when they were in power.

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7 d. ago No nationwide smartphone ban in Welsh schools, report recommends

The Welsh Government is being urged to produce clear guidance and a robust framework to allow teachers to set their own rules.

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8 d. ago MP urges takeaway firms to give rider data to Government amid ‘rampant’ abuse

Nick Timothy accused food delivery companies of a ‘dereliction of duty’, when they let self-employed riders use ‘substitute’ couriers.

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8 d. ago Scots MP calls for legal crackdown on 'pimping websites' which profit from prostitution

Tracy Gilbert urged her own party's government to "make profiting from the prostitution of another person a criminal offence."

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9 d. ago Pimping websites dubbed the ‘Etsy of exploitation’, as MPs urge Government ban

Conservative MP Rebecca Paul called on the Government to ban advertising of prostitution online.

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9 d. ago Drug shortages put patients at risk with chemists unable to dispense prescriptions daily, health leaders warn

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) said the Government must urgently grant much greater flexibility for pharmacists (pictured, file photos) to substitute medication when it is safe to do so.

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