10 h. ago Langbank surgery closure fears as Scottish Government health secretary urged to intervene

A decision to lock the doors on The New Surgery in the village would be "devastating" a campaigning councillor has said.

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14 h. ago MPs unite to urge UK Government to scrap proposed PIP changes due next year

The Labour Government faces a backbench rebellion over the planned changes set to impact up to 1.3 million PIP claimants.

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38 h. ago Good Morning Britain halted for 'deeply concerning' breaking news as government issues urgent warning

Good Morning Britain viewers were given an urgent warning from the Foreign Office today.

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47 h. ago Senior Tory MPs and peers break ranks to call for recognition of Palestine

Exclusive: Conservatives ask Keir Starmer to stand ‘against indefinite occupation’ and ‘reinforce international law’More than a dozen senior Conservative MPs and peers have written to the prime minister calling for the UK to immediately recognise Palestine as a state, breaking ranks with their own party to do so.Seven MPs and six members of the House of Lords have signed the letter to Keir Starmer urging him to defy the Israeli government and give formal recognition to Palestine in advance of key UN talks next month. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Tory urges Government to ‘stand for life’ in Gaza, admits Israel support wrong

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57 h. ago Welsh Labour first minister says she is ‘losing patience’ with Starmer’s policies

Eluned Morgan says her government will move ‘to the left’ and urges UK Labour to reconsider budget cutsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Welsh first minister and leader of the Welsh Labour party has said she is “losing patience” with UK Labour and made it clear she is “tacking to the left” as she tries to counter a growing threat from Reform UK and Plaid Cymru.Eluned Morgan told the Guardian she wanted Keir Starmer to rethink policy changes on welfare and the winter fuel allowance and described the Labour party as a “messy family”. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago State Pension back payments of nearly £7,900 due for thousands of older women this year

A former pensions minister is urging the UK Government to resolve historical State Pension errors as a matter of urgency.

Economics

64 h. ago India demands halt to Hong Kong auction of sacred Buddha relics

Government urges return of items excavated in 1898, calling their sale a violation of global heritage laws

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4 d. ago Charity backs calls for Scottish Government to urgently deliver groundbreaking drug for kids

After a Sunday Mail campaign, NHSGGC confirmed eligible kids should be given givinostat before the end of May, however those in other health board areas could wait months.

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6 d. ago DWP Pension Credit alert as thousands of people in one group 'missing out'

The Government is being urged simplify the Pension Credit application process and increase a benefit to help one group of people who may be missing out

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7 d. ago Scottish Government must act 'urgently' on alcohol deaths, more than 70 organisations warn

Numerous charities have called for ministers to do more

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7 d. ago DWP issues update on calls to scrap planned cuts to disability benefits

Titled "Protect Disabled people who cannot work from planned cuts to benefits", the petition called for the government to scrap its proposed plans for the disability benefit PIP and the health element to Universal Credit

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8 d. ago MP calls for independent football regulator to play role in setting ticket prices

Labour MP Ian Byrne urged the government to ‘tackle the issue of the pricing out of working class supporters’ from football games

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8 d. ago Lanarkshire MSP urges Scottish Government to do more following alarming rise in number of drug deaths

New figures showed there were 251 suspected drugs deaths between December 2024 and February 23 this year - an average of 21 per week.

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8 d. ago DWP responds to calls to scrap proposed changes to health and disability benefits

More than 16,400 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to halt planned welfare reforms.

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9 d. ago Symptoms of bird flu everyone needs to know as experts warn public to prepare for a pandemic NOW

Experts have warned that bird flu is 'trying really hard' to reach pandemic potential, and urged global governments to put prevention tactics in place right away.

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9 d. ago NHS letting some patients ‘fall through the cracks’ as government urged to do more

People with certain diseases are being left behind, report finds

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9 d. ago Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

All teachers should be given free access to a ‘golden thread’ of core professional qualifications, a think tank and charity has suggested.

Economics

1 week ago African diplomats urge UK government to back bill to speed up debt restructurings

Exclusive: Countries are struggling to manage expensive loans, with much of debt transacted through LondonDiplomats from eight southern and east African countries have signed a letter calling on the UK government to support a private member’s bill that aims to speed up debt restructurings, after economic crises meant countries were unable to pay back loans.Poor countries’ economies have been hit by a series of global events in recent years, including the coronavirus pandemic, which reduced growth; the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which sent inflation soaring; and raised US interest rates, which have pushed up the cost of international loans to often unaffordable levels. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scottish Government urges DWP to abandon proposed welfare reforms due to start next year

The Scottish Government has written to Work and Pensions Liz Kendall calling for ‘damaging social security welfare reforms’ to be scrapped immediately.

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