2 h. ago Judgment due in Palestine Action court bid for temporary block on terror ban

A High Court judge will give his decision on Friday.

Events

8 h. ago Palestine Action ban would be ‘authoritarian abuse’ of power, High Court told

The ban is set to come into force at midnight unless the legal bid for a temporary block is successful.

Events

25 h. ago Government still reforming ‘utterly broken’ welfare system – Murray

The Scottish Secretary said the Government is still on a ‘journey’ of welfare reform.

Politics

25 h. ago Home Secretary: Government accepts court ruling on ‘serious failing’ by MI5

It emerged this year that evidence given by the security agency to an injunction hearing in 2022 was false.

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47 h. ago Starmer fails to back tearful Reeves – or rule out tax rises – after welfare debacle

Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn

Economics

53 h. ago Starmer fails to guarantee chancellor’s future and does not rule out tax rises to fund welfare concessions – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch tells PM the welfare bill is a ‘pointless waste of time’ after climbdown heads off Labour revoltWelfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says ministerOn Wednesday, Angela Rayner sought to reassure people who had been “scared” about the proposed benefits changes, reports the PA news agency.Speaking to ITV’s Lorraine, the deputy prime minister said:Anyone listening to your show today, they know that there will be no changes to their welfare.I want to make sure that people are reassured by that, because a lot of people have been scared about what’s going to happen. Continue reading...

Economics

54 h. ago PMQs latest: Starmer fails to rule out tax rises in autumn after welfare U

Watering down of legislation represents most significant knock to prime minister’s leadership since coming into power a year ago

Economics

56 h. ago Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ tour was a calculated celebration of the dystopian

The detention center visit seemed to represent a landmark in a defining issue since even before his first term: migrationDonald Trump’s tour of the bloodcurdlingly monikered – and hastily constructed – “Alligator Alcatraz” migrants detention center in Florida’s Everglades had the hallmarks of a calculatedly provocative celebration of the dystopian.Accompanied by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis and a phalanx of journalists, the US president saw only virtue in the vista of mesh fencing, barbed wire and forbidding steel bunk beds. Continue reading...

Politics

57 h. ago Welfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says senior minister

Pat McFadden says U-turn will change calculations, as IFS says tax rises in autumn look increasingly likelyUK politics live – latest updatesThere will be “a cost” to the government’s climbdown on welfare changes at the budget, one of Keir Starmer’s senior ministers has said, as a leading fiscal thinktank said new tax rises appeared increasingly likely.Pat McFadden, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, defended Starmer and the work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, after the second reading of the government’s main welfare bill passed its first Commons test only after a central element was removed. Continue reading...

Economics

59 h. ago Pippa Middleton and Meghan Markle among stars who failed Wimbledon's Royal Box rules

Wimbledon's Royal Box is the most prestigious seat in the house, but even the most famous faces can be turned away if they don't meet the strict criteria to watch the tennis

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61 h. ago Shock loophole that means Bryan Kohberger could still face death penalty despite plea deal... and a sensational new Luigi Mangione link

The 30-year-old will appear in court Wednesday where he is expected to take a plea deal accepting his guilt on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.

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3 d. ago Afghan resettlement schemes to close to new applications under rule changes

A Government document shows how the Defence Secretary considers the schemes have fulfilled their purpose so that defence efforts can be re-focused.

Politics

3 d. ago Lisa Nandy hits out at BBC leadership over Glastonbury live stream

The Culture Secretary said ‘problems with broadcasts’ at the festival ‘should have been foreseeable’.

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4 d. ago Labour benefits cuts latest: Rebels still threatening to reject welfare bill as Kendall says U

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall updated MPs on government’s changes to controversial bill

Economics

4 d. ago Ministers tighten steel safeguards to ward off cheap foreign imports

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the Government was ‘unapologetic in our support for the UK steel sector’.

Politics

4 d. ago Palestine Action to legally challenge proscription under anti

An urgent hearing was held in the High Court on Monday for an application for judicial review on behalf of one of the founders.

Politics

5 d. ago Streeting confident about welfare vote amid criticism of ‘two

The Government’s original welfare package had restricted eligibility for Pip.

Politics

6 d. ago Scots creep branded 'every parent's worst nightmare' skips punishment for court order breach

Mark Fraser admitted failing to follow the three-day notification period rule after his sexual offence conviction.

Events

6 d. ago Rust movie crew members settle lawsuit against producers and Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting

The lawsuit alleges that film producers failed to follow industry safety rules

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7 d. ago No 10 fails to rule out tax rises to pay for Starmer’s welfare reforms climbdown

Prime minister in trouble as he tries to save bill from revolt by his own MPs

Economics