15 h. ago Labour minister vows ‘every community’ in England and Wales to have contactable police officer

Labour minister Diana Johnston has vowed that “every community” in England and Wales will now have a named and contactable police officer.

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15 h. ago Students urged to ‘take stock’ before accepting degree places on lower grades

School and college leavers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday.

Politics

15 h. ago Lammy refers himself to watchdog after fishing illegally with JD Vance

Foreign secretary reports ‘oversight’ to Environment Agency after failing to acquire necessary rod licence David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing with JD Vance without the required licence during the US vice-president’s trip to the UK.The foreign secretary hosted Vance and his family at Chevening House in Kent last week, where the pair fished from the property’s private lake. Anglers aged 13 and over must hold a rod licence to fish for freshwater species such as carp in England and Wales. Lammy failed to land a catch, but “all of my kids did”, Vance said. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago England rugby star 'choked out' cast member in unaired TV footage as full story emerges

The dual-code England star was appearing on SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins in 2021

Culture

16 h. ago Highways officers stop lorry drivers for 'flouting the rules' on old Severn Bridge

The body responsible for the suspension bridge that connects Wales and England says a 'small percentage' are ignoring new rules on weight limits

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18 h. ago Welsh Labour MS Hefin David has died suddenly, First Minister says

Mr David was the Labour MS for Caerphilly.

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21 h. ago 'Politics of envy': Fury as Labour opens the door to an inheritance tax raid on Middle England as ministers fail to deny push to end tax

Dame Diana Johnson, the policing minister, failed to rule out changes to the so-called 'death tax' this autumn amid growing concerns about the state of the public finances.

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30 h. ago Speed of improvement in cancer survival rates ‘slowing’, say experts

The Government launched a call for evidence to help shape a national cancer plan earlier this year.

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30 h. ago It's not our fault! Ministers try to dodge blame as number of small

Keir Starmer was slammed for 'incompetence' over the handling of the Channel crisis.

Politics

38 h. ago Labour minister says small boat Channel crossings 'unacceptable' as milestone passed

In Home figures described as "unacceptable" by Labour former home secretary Baroness Smith, it also emerged 474 migrants arrived by small boat on Monday alone

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39 h. ago Migrant milestone reached faster under Starmer than previous prime ministers

It took 20 months to hit the milestone under Rishi Sunak’s premiership compared with 13 months under Sir Keir Starmer.

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40 h. ago Over 50,000 small boat migrants cross Channel under Labour as Starmer fails to get a grip on crisis

Labour minister admits the number of small boat crossings under Starmer is ‘unacceptable’

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40 h. ago More than 50,000 migrants have crossed Channel since Keir Starmer became PM: Asylum seeker reaches Britain's shores every 11 minutes... but minister still insists it's 'not our fault'

The milestone underscores the failure of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer 's 'smash the gangs' strategy - with one migrant crossing every 11 minutes.

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43 h. ago Migrant channel crossings will hit a record 50,000 since Labour took office...but 'it's not our fault' says minister

The milestone underscores the failure of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer 's 'smash the gangs' strategy - with one migrant crossing every 11 minutes.

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44 h. ago Record 50,000 migrant Channel crossings since Labour came to power 'unacceptable', admits minister

Baroness Jacqui Smith, a former home secretary, said the record numbers of people making the dangerous journey showed how embedded criminal gangs had got under the previous Conservative government

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54 h. ago University students must work 20 hours a week to meet living costs – report

The findings come as students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive their exam results on Thursday.

Economics

63 h. ago Putin cannot be trusted ‘as far as you could throw him’, Starmer warns

Labour prime minister has warned Ukraine must be involved in any peace deal with Russia ahead of Trump summit in Alaska

Events

65 h. ago DWP confirms Winter Fuel Payment worth £300 can be claimed within weeks

The UK Government has confirmed that Winter Fuel Payments will be issued automatically to around nine million people in England and Wales

Economics

66 h. ago Prison population hits highest number in almost a year and near

A total of 88,238 people were in jail as of Monday, up 231 on the previous week, the Ministry of Justice said.

Events

69 h. ago Elon Musk’s Tesla applies to supply energy to British households

It hopes to start supplying energy to homes and businesses in England, Scotland and Wales as soon as next year.

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