Rachel Reeves has defended the £40bn in tax increases in autumn’s budget as businesses brace for their impact, saying NHS waiting lists would now be
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We need more male teachers so British boys have role models, says minister
The fate of boys “is a defining issue of our time”, according to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, as she calls for more men to
Doctors urge government to fight poverty after rise in patients with Victorian diseases
Doctors have reported a rise in the number of patients with Victorian diseases such as scabies, as the Royal College of Physicians urged the government
Trump hits UK with 10% tariffs as he ignites global trade war
Donald Trump has hit the UK with tariffs of 10% on exports to the US as he ignited a global trade war that could wipe
Evidence used to convict Lucy Letby is flawed, leading experts say
The evidence used to convict Lucy Letby of poisoning babies is flawed, seven leading experts have said, in a dossier that will be submitted to
Kemi Badenoch gives credence to race-swap conspiracy theory about Adolescence but admits she hasn’t watched it – UK politics live
praised by Keir Starmer for the way it has opened up a debate about the radicalisation of young men. Starmer met Thorne, and some of
Lawyers attack ‘dangerous’ decision to halt Sentencing Council guidelines
Shabana Mahmood’s intervention to halt new guidelines on sentencing is “dangerous” and a “deliberate step backwards”, according to senior legal figures and prison campaigners. The
Italy’s Leonardo given £165m UK military helicopter contract
The Italian defence company Leonardo has been given a £165m contract extension by the British government for its work maintaining the Royal Navy’s fleet of
‘Remarkable’ Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101
The Bletchley Park code breaker Charlotte “Betty” Webb has died at the age of 101, the Women’s Royal Army Corps Association (WRACA) has confirmed. Arriving
Man shot dead by police at Milton Keynes train station
A man has been shot dead by police responding to reports of a person carrying a firearm at Milton Keynes railway station, Thames Valley police