Category: UK
Legal challenges to infrastructure projects to be blocked in push for growth
Campaigners will be blocked from “excessive” legal challenges to planning decisions for major infrastructure projects including airports, railways and nuclear power stations as part of [more…]
Unpaid internships ‘locking out’ young working-class people from careers
Young people from working-class or disadvantaged backgrounds are being “locked out” of careers by unpaid or low-paid internships that benefit middle-class graduates, according to a [more…]
Child mental health admissions to acute wards in England rise 65% in a decade
The number of children admitted to acute hospital wards in England due to serious concerns over their mental health has increased by 65% in a [more…]
Closing UK parliament’s bars could put MPs at risk, says Commons leader
Closing all bars on the parliamentary estate could lead to security risks for MPs, the leader of the House of Commons has said. The famous [more…]
Kevin Clarke’s family denounce police discipline system after officers cleared
The family of a black man who died after being restrained by police officers who denied having heard him say “I can’t breathe” have condemned [more…]
Digital passports among IDs to be available in UK government app
UK citizens could soon be able to carry their passports in a digital wallet on their phones along with their driving licence, universal credit account [more…]
Southport killer will be treated as a terrorist in jail, Yvette Cooper tells MPs – politics live
2.23pm.) announcements from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology today were valuable in this regard. The department says: Technology will be better used to [more…]
Prince Harry in talks with Sun publisher over possible settlement, high court told
The Duke of Sussex and the former deputy Labour leader Tom Watson are in intense negotiations over a potential settlement with the publisher of the [more…]
Reeves bids to intervene in car finance case that could cut lenders’ £30bn bill
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has launched a rare bid to intervene in a supreme court hearing in the car finance commission scandal that could reduce [more…]
Heathrow third runway plan labelled ‘desperate’ amid Labour divisions
A plan for Rachel Reeves to back a third runway at Heathrow and an expansion of Gatwick and Luton airports has been labelled “desperate”, as [more…]
