Category: UK
Gen Z students in Manchester to learn ‘soft skills’ such as empathy and time management
Thousands of gen Z students in Greater Manchester are to learn “soft skills” such as empathy and time-management in a UK-first trial aimed at teaching [more…]
Drones could deliver NHS supplies under UK regulation changes
Drones could be used for NHS-related missions in remote areas, inspecting offshore wind turbines and supplying oil rigs by 2026 as part of a new [more…]
MPs and peers oppose Donald Trump address to parliament during UK visit
A number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing parliament when he visits the UK. The US president [more…]
Some British MPs spending equivalent of a day a week doing second jobs
A total of seven MPs have spent on average one working day a week on second jobs since the start of the 2024 parliament, with [more…]
Ten assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care, figures reveal
The Home Office is recording an average of 10 assaults a day on asylum seekers in its care, according to internal government data, amid harsh [more…]
‘The whole policy is wrong’: rebellion among Labour MPs grows over £5bn benefits cut
Labour MPs opposed to the government’s massive £5bn of benefit cuts say they will refuse to support legislation to implement them, even if more money [more…]
Doncaster prisoners could sue government over exposure to radon gas
The government faces further potential legal action over concerns about levels of radon gas at a second prison, after Dartmoor jail was forced to close. [more…]
Police investigating murder of Paria Veisi in south Wales find her body
Police investigating the murder of a woman from Cardiff who was last seen leaving work a week ago have found a body. Paria Veisi’s body [more…]
Miliband in blistering attack on Farage’s UK net zero ‘nonsense and lies’
Ed Miliband has torn into Nigel Farage and the Tories for peddling dangerous “nonsense and lies” by suggesting the UK’s net zero target is responsible [more…]
‘One hell of a turnout’: trans activists rally in London against gender ruling
After last week’s supreme court decision, activists had been worried that trans people might become fearful of going out in public in case they were [more…]
