13 h. ago Open invite for all to come along to Wellbeing in Motherwell Day

It's encouraging positive engagement with health and social care services

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50 h. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour leader of 'selling out' British fishing rights to the EU in exchange for a new trade deal

The Prime Minister is close to agreeing a reset with the European Union which will allow British defence companies to bid for a new €150 billion defence fund.

Politics

59 h. ago Why these are the most important local elections since Boris Johnson won London in 2008

Polls have put Reform UK ahead for months now but these local elections will be the first test of whether the traditional two-party Labour-Tory grip on British politics is under threat, writes David Maddox

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3 d. ago Trans people 'considering fleeing Britain and claiming asylum abroad' after Supreme Court gender ruling, ex

Lord Cashman made the claim in a debate in the House of Lords on Thursday saying people were looking to leave the country after the Supreme Court's ruling last week.

Events

3 d. ago 'Deep concern' over 'elephant in the room' financial situation facing Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership

Stark reality of economic environment was reiterated as elected members discussed strategic plan.

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3 d. ago Trans people 'considering fleeing Britain and claiming asylum abroad' after Supreme Court gender ruling, Labour peer claims

Lord Cashman made the claim in a debate in the House of Lords on Thursday saying people were looking to leave the country after the Supreme Court's ruling last week.

Events

4 d. ago UK deal with EU will not return to ‘arguments of the past’, minister says

Exclusive: Nick Thomas-Symonds says growth is highest priority of talks as Keir Starmer prepares to meet EU chiefNick Thomas-Symonds: A new deal with the EU is exactly what Britain needs. Here’s how Labour will achieve itUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK’s new deal with the EU will be a break from “debates and arguments of the past,” the UK’s chief negotiator, Nick Thomas-Symonds, has said, pledging that growth would be the highest priority of the talks.It comes as Keir Starmer prepares to meet the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, in London, as momentum builds towards a crucial EU-UK summit in May. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago A new deal with the EU is exactly what Britain needs. Here’s how Labour will achieve it | Nick Thomas

This isn’t about politics – it’s about pragmatism. Working with our allies will make British people safer, more secure and more prosperousLabour has been determined to negotiate a new partnership with the EU. The benefits it could unlock are clear – reducing barriers to trade, driving economic growth and keeping us safe in an increasingly dangerous world. It is the sensible, pragmatic thing to do. We want to put more money in the pockets of working people and provide Britain with long-term stability and security; we won’t be defined by debates and arguments of the past.We are equally confident in what the UK can offer in return. It is a politically stable country, and the government has a huge mandate, with more than four years left to deliver our policies. This stability has already inspired the confidence of businesses across the world, unlocking tens of billions of pounds of long-term investment. This month, Universal announced a multi-billion-pound investment for a new theme par...

Economics

7 d. ago Trump administration axes key STI lab amid dramatic rise in US syphilis cases

Chaotic cuts to CDC hit expert leadership and programs that surveil, test and research sexually transmitted diseasesThe Trump administration’s cuts to a sexually transmitted infection lab at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comes as some states, such as Wisconsin, announce enormous increases in syphilis.Syphilis mitigation is just the latest example of work in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that will be affected by the lab’s closure, as the Trump administration discards expert leadership and programs that surveil, test and research STIs amid chaotic government cuts. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Pope Francis dead: Incredible life of pontiff who captured world's imagination with his passion

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88, following a long asthmatic respiratory crisis, leaving behind a legacy of compassion and greater acceptance

Events

8 d. ago Britain 'needs to follow Donald Trump's lead and launch a war on woke universities, rid classrooms of anti

The US President's moves to exert more influence over American colleges has sparked calls for the Labour government to ensure British institutions do not engage in 'ideological overreach'.

Politics

1 week ago Doubts over Labour's promise to overhaul social care after cross

At the beginning of this year, Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced the creation of an independent commission to work on long-term reforms.

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1 week ago Dumfries and Galloway NHS services face £58m funding shortfall

Major savings have been found but they won't plug the health and social care gap

Economics

1 week ago Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants | Polly Toynbee

Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill itAmid the shock of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) halving its growth forecast last month, one remarkable finding gets too little attention. It predicts housebuilding will rise to its highest level in 40 years, adding 0.2% growth or £6.8bn by 2029-30, potentially rising to more than 0.4% by 2034-35. The government has said that housing scores the biggest positive growth effect from a “zero-cost policy” the OBR has ever forecast.This is especially remarkable given that 2024 saw the fewest planning permissions granted for new homes for a decade, and the worst on record, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF). Planning applications plummeted when the last government scrapped councils’ mandatory housing targets, but since Labour reimposed a national planning policy framework, applications in the works have risen by more than 160%.Polly Toyn...

Events

1 week ago Plan to divert millions of patients from waiting lists with GP service expansion

Ministers said the move will ‘stop masses of people’ going to hospital for ‘unnecessary appointments’.

Science

1 week ago Charities and councils warn of children’s social care ‘breaking point’

Organisations providing support for children said they are working in ‘progressively challenging circumstances’.

Events

1 week ago Just a QUARTER of Brits believe Labour 'cares about ordinary people'

YouGov research has found just 24 per cent credit the party with the quality, down from 27 per cent two months ago.

Politics

1 week ago Stealth raid is set to drag 18 MILLION more Brits into tax system including huge numbers of pensioners even if Labour doesn't extend threshold freeze beyond 2027

HM Revenue & Customs estimates, revealed under freedom of information rules, have laid bare the scale of the stealth raid.

Economics

1 week ago Labour minister refuses to rule out another Chinese company running British Steel

A Labour minister has refused to rule out another Chinese company taking over operations at British Steel.

Politics

1 week ago Panic stations for Starmer as poll finds Reform is on track to smash Labour's 'Red Wall'

Support for Nigel Farage's Reform has surged in traditional Labour strongholds across the North and Midlands - from 18 per cent at the general election to 30 per cent.

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