Leading economists, former government advisers and ecologists are calling for a key section of the government’s planning bill to be changed because it creates a
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Ed Miliband rejects claim southerners would pay more for electricity under zonal pricing plan – UK politics live
Good morning. Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, has been doing an interview round this morning. The government wants to talk about a £300m investment in
Ofcom announces new rules for tech firms to keep children safe online
Social media and other internet platforms will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content from July or face large fines, Ofcom has
Revolut tracking staff behaviour with points-based ‘Karma’ bonus system
Revolut has been tracking staff behaviour, granting or docking points on an internal “Karma” system that is feeding into the UK bank’s decisions on bonus
Oasis reunion tour ticket scams cost fans more than £2m, Lloyds bank estimates
Oasis fans have collectively lost more than £2m to scams since tickets for its reunion tour went on sale last year, a major bank has
Robert Jenrick vows to ‘bring coalition together’ to prevent Tory-Reform fight
Robert Jenrick has told a private meeting he will try to ensure that the Tories and Reform do not compete against each other at the
UK annual borrowing exceeds forecasts by almost £15bn
Britain entered the economic shock from Donald Trump’s trade wars with government borrowing having overshot official forecasts by almost £15bn in the most recent financial
Government pauses plans to ease slot machine rules across Great Britain
Plans to liberalise rules governing high street slot machine shops have been shelved, amid concern about the sector’s treatment of vulnerable customers. Ministers were widely
Police officers who fail background checks to be automatically sacked
Police officers in England and Wales who fail background checks will be automatically sacked under rules coming into force to improve confidence in policing. Measures
AI images of child sexual abuse getting ‘significantly more realistic’, says watchdog
Images of child sexual abuse created by artificial intelligence are becoming “significantly more realistic”, according to an online safety watchdog. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)