An explosion has ripped through a block of flats in Scotland, leaving one man dead and several others injured. Fire and emergency crews were called
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More than 70 retailers urge Reeves to make 20% cut to business rates
More than 70 retailers, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Ikea, are lobbying the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, for a 20% cut to business rates, warning
NHS maternity staff to receive mandatory training to improve patient safety
NHS maternity staff will take part in a mandatory training programme to improve patient safety after a damning report by the health regulator said that
At least 10,000 children have fallen into poverty under Labour, analysis finds
At least 10,000 more children have fallen into poverty since Keir Starmer took office, thanks to the two-child benefit cap, according to new analysis. The
Starmer urges unity at home and reiterates call for ceasefire in Middle East
Keir Starmer has called for unity in Britain and urged the nation to “unequivocally stand with the Jewish community”, as he reiterated calls for immediate
Labour MP defends chancellor’s refusal to bring in wealth tax
One of Labour’s new MPs has defended the decision by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to rule out a wealth tax, claiming it would not have
UK bill giving millions workers’ rights from day one to be tabled next week – report
Workers’ representatives have welcomed UK government plans to give greater rights to millions, amid reports ministers are about to bring forward a bill to grant
Increase wealth taxes to stop rise of Reform UK, says ex-Labour minister
A failure by Rachel Reeves to back a “windfall of wealth taxes” in her budget risks fuelling the rise of the populist right, a former
Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian protest in London
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered to march in central London on Saturday to mark the passing of a year since the 7 October
Child ‘trampled’ to death among fatalities on Channel boat, says French minister
A two-year-old child was crushed to death and three other migrants died in two attempts to cross the Channel from France on Saturday. French authorities