Parts of the UK could finally have a taste of summer this weekend, with a mini-heatwave expected to replace what has been an extremely wet
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Microsoft deal with AI startup to be investigated by UK competition watchdog
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a full investigation into Microsoft’s deal with AI startup Inflection. Earlier this year, Mustafa Suleyman – who
Vaughan Gething quits as Welsh first minister but hits out at ‘pernicious’ claims of wrongdoing – UK politics live
here, and here is Pippa’s story. This afternoon the Conservative party released a response, in effect accusing Angela Rayner, the housing secretary, of hypocrisy. A
Southern Water boss handed £183,000 bonus despite huge rise in bills
The chief executive of Southern Water has received a £183,000 bonus despite submitting a business plan that has been criticised by the industry regulator and
Cumbria project will be ‘net zero’, coalmine firm tells high court
The company behind the first new coalmine in the UK for 30 years has argued in the high court on Tuesday that it would be
Labour will be ‘more Southgate, less Gove’ in trying to end division, says Nandy
The Labour government will be “more Gareth Southgate, less Michael Gove” than its predecessor in seeking to end culture war divisions and telling an inclusive
Police charge man after human remains found in Bristol
A man has been charged with two counts of murder over the deaths of two men whose remains were found in suitcases in Bristol last
‘Sheer torment’: Home Office apologises after asylum approvals retracted
The Home Office has apologised to asylum seekers granted leave to remain in the UK who then had their decisions retracted. In some cases applicants
Voters of all parties back Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights, poll shows
Labour’s plans for boosting workers’ rights are backed by voters across the political spectrum, including a majority of Conservative and Reform supporters, new polling commissioned
Ed Miliband to lead UK negotiations at Cop29 climate summit
Ed Miliband is to take personal control of the UK’s negotiations at vital international climate talks, in stark contrast to his Tory predecessors. The energy