2 h. ago Keir Starmer faces WASPI rebellion as Labour MPs join 100 demanding U

A letter signed by 100 MPs - including 15 Labour backbenchers - has called on the Government to issue payouts to millions of 1950s-born women

Politics

10 h. ago Doge improperly shared sensitive social security data, DoJ court filing reveals

Trump administration acknowledges that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting operation accessed Americans’ sensitive dataAfter months of denials, the Trump administration has acknowledged in a federal court filing that employees working for Elon Musk’s supposed cost-cutting operation accessed and improperly shared Americans’ sensitive social security data.The justice department court filing, submitted on Friday in an ongoing lawsuit, reveals that a member of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) signed a secret data-sharing agreement with an unidentified political advocacy group whose stated aim was to find evidence of voter fraud and overturn election results in certain states. Continue reading...

Events

14 h. ago New update on calls for £20,000 Personal Allowance tax threshold

More than 66,400 people have signed an online petition calling for the UK Government to unfreeze the income tax threshold.

Economics

35 h. ago Government responds to calls for new 'proof of delivery' rules for parcel companies

It comes amid rising levels of parcels going missing

Politics

45 h. ago Government update on calls for major driving rule change for 'box junctions'

Box junctions are road markings of crisscross yellow lines that help keep intersections clear

Politics

56 h. ago Government to respond to calls for major law change as MPs switch parties

It comes after Robert Jenrick and Andrew Rosindell both defected to Reform UK

Politics

60 h. ago Government issues statement on yellow box junctions after calls to change law

The petition lists five ways the law could be changed to better suit drivers

Politics

62 h. ago Ed Miliband aides 'demand energy companies credit Labour for £150 cut to bills' even though costs are set to RISE

Staff at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), headed by Ed Miliband, are said to have held calls with firms urging them to give recognition to the Government.

Economics

4 d. ago Kemi Badenoch joins protesters calling for Government to stop China mega

The Government is facing mounting calls to reject Beijing’s plans for the embassy at Royal Mint Court over security concerns.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘The dollar is losing credibility’: why central banks are scrambling for gold

Experts say central banks are increasingly stuffing their vaults as an insurance policy in a volatile worldFifteen minutes after takeoff, the call came for Serbia’s central bank governor: millions of dollars’ worth of gold bars, destined for a high-security Belgrade vault, had been left on the runway of a Swiss airport.In air freight – despite the extraordinary value of bullion – fresh flowers, food and other perishables still take priority. “We learned this the hard way,” Jorgovanka Tabaković told a conference late last year. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Tribunal nurse Sandie Peggie ‘has been through hell’, Kemi Badenoch says

The Tory leader met nurse Sandie Peggie in Edinburgh on Thursday – and afterwards called on the UK Government to issue updated gender guidance.

Events

6 d. ago UK rule change that will make it easier to be called up for war

Thousands of people will be able to be called up for war by the UK government under new legislation designed to make the nation better prepared for 'times of crisis'

Events

6 d. ago Two Scots Labour MPs rebel against UK Government over ban on animal testing protests

Irene Campbell and Brian Leishman were among 26 Labour MPs who voted against allowing the Government to call the sites national infrastructure

Politics

7 d. ago US Interior Secretary and top Donald Trump official calls on UK Government not to enforce blanket ban on trophy hunting imports

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said such legislation 'risks unintended consequences' for wildlife protection 'both in the United States and abroad'.

Politics

7 d. ago Accused US grave robber allegedly admits he sold human remains online

Jonathan Gerlach remains in custody after officials say they found skulls, bones and other remains in his car and homeThe Pennsylvania man suspected of stealing more than 100 pieces of human remains from a historic cemetery has allegedly admitted to selling some of them online – while the graveyard solicits donations to upgrade its security.Jonathan Gerlach’s purported admission, along with the most complete account yet of how he caught the attention of law enforcement, are contained in search warrants obtained by authorities investigating a case one government official called “a horror movie come to life”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Labour MP ‘baffled’ government still uses X after minister calls Grok’s sexualised images ‘weapons of abuse’

Charlotte Nichols calls on technology secretary to set out ‘red line’ social media firms must cross before government switches to alternative platforms

Politics

9 d. ago Here's how AP reports on the death toll from Iran's protests

The difficulty of tracking the death toll from Iran's nationwide protests has been compounded by the government's decision to shut down the internet and international calling

Events

9 d. ago Government open to law change amid calls to proscribe Iranian military branch

Peter Kyle said ministers were committed to supporting the country’s citizens as they face brutal government suppression.

Events

1 week ago Government faces call from teachers to ban social media for under

'Teachers are dealing every day with the fallout of a social media landscape not originally designed and not suitable for children'

Politics

1 week ago Protesters outside US consulate in Edinburgh call for release of Maduro

The demonstrators also called for the Scottish Government to suspend co-operation with the US Government.

Events