15 h. ago Keir Starmer announces major law change to honour young brothers burnt alive by their own dad

PM Keir Starmer has promised to end grieving mum Claire Throssell's an 11-year fight for justice - telling her: 'I don’t know if I would have had the courage to do what you have done'

Society

15 h. ago Keir Starmer announces major law change to honour young brothers killed in a house fire

PM Keir Starmer has promised to end grieving mum Claire Throssell's an 11-year fight for justice - telling her: 'I don’t know if I would have had the courage to do what you have done'

Events

20 h. ago ‘Significant exposure’: Amazon Web Services outage exposed UK state’s £1.7bn reliance on tech giant

Cloud computing disruption highlights risk of deepening ties despite warnings from UK’s own regulators, including the TreasuryAmazon chief executive Andy Jassy beamed as he met Keir Starmer in Downing Street’s garden to announce £40bn of UK investments in June. Starmer was equally effusive, gushing: “This deal shows that our plan for change is working –bringing in investment, driving growth, and putting more money in people’s pockets.”Four months later, and the tech company was left scrambling to fix a devastating global outage on Monday that left thousands of businesses in limbo – and shed light on the UK government’s reliance on its cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Dad tells of legal fight with NHS to keep his daughter alive

Doctors wanted to move Fatima Ali, 11, on to palliative care within days before her parents Gohar and Rabia launched a historic legal fight to save her life

Sport

7 d. ago Starmer pledges to publish crucial evidence in collapsed China spy case

Sir Keir Starmer made his announcement in a statement to the Commons before tetchy exchanges with Kemi Badenoch on the China spy trial collapse scandal

Politics

7 d. ago I was blackmailed into donating my dying father's kidney: Grief

Medics are alleged to have made the sickening demand when Joanna Kearney pleaded for more time so family members could travel to the country to say their goodbyes to her beloved dad, John.

Events

1 week ago Morrisons makes major change in supermarkets after law passed

Shoppers have been left furious by the new rules

Politics

2 w. ago Major marriage law announcement to change weddings across England and Wales

In the biggest overhaul to marriage law since the 19th century, couples will be given more choice in how they get married, making the process simpler, fairer and less costly.

Society

2 w. ago Keir Starmer's plans to tighten asylum laws to end 'golden ticket to settling in the UK' are branded 'another gimmick' and 'tinkering at the edges'

Downing Street said the changes, to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer at the European Political Community summit, will reduce the 'pull factors' drawing migrants across the Channel.

Sport

3 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer says 'a new world is coming' as he announces major NHS change

The National Health Service could look completely different – with new plans to make 'digital hospitals' as shared by Sir Keir Starmer in the Labour Party Conference

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer to announce new online hospital to tackle waiting lists

Keir Starmer will promise to set up a new service known as NHS Online from 2027 to create millions of new appointments and stamp out long waits

Politics

3 w. ago Starmer to announce ‘online hospital’ that will deliver nearly 3million appointments a year in ‘new chapter’ for NHS

KEIR Starmer is set to announce an "online hospital" that will deliver millions of appointments a year as a "new chapter" for the NHS begins. The Prime Minister will use his leader's speech at Labour's conference to set out plans for NHS Online which will connect patients to specialist clinicians. The scheme, which will begin...

Science

3 w. ago Dating apps could be blocked if they fail to tackle cyber flashing under major law change

Social media platforms and dating apps could face being blocked in the UK if they fail to clamp down on cyber flashing under a major tightening of the law

Events

3 w. ago We asked people in Swansea if they approved of mandatory digital IDs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Government has announced the plan for digital IDs as part of efforts to crack down on people working illegally in the UK

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer announces plans for 12 new towns as beleaguered PM bids to restore 'dream of home ownership' to Brits

The plans could deliver up to 300,000 new homes as Sir Keir aims to restore the 'dream of home ownership' to thousands of families.

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer's 'North Korean' digital ID card plans in tatters as two million Brits sign petition

A petition urging the Government to not implement digital ID cards has garnered over 1.5 million signatures in just a day after Sir Keir Starmer announced the plans on Friday

Politics

3 w. ago Petition against digital ID cards tops 1.5 million signatures

Sir Keir Starmer announced on Friday that the Government would introduce a new ID system by 2029.

Economics

3 w. ago What do you think of the new digital ID card? Take our poll and have your say

PM Keir Starmer has announced plans for digital ID cards - so-called 'BritCards' - for adults in the UK and we want to know what you think about them

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer LIVE: Digital ID card plan to be announced in major speech

The UK Prime Minister argues that digital IDs are needed to prevent a shadow economy from continuing in the country where people can carry on working illegally

Politics

3 w. ago When to expect to show your digital ID card under new Government rules

Keir Starmer is set to announce digital ID cards for all adults in the UK

Politics