Category: UK
UK admits foreign aid cuts could see deaths rise – with Africa hit hardest
The government’s own impact assessment warns that cuts to projects will likely increase death and disease
Read More
Tech minister Kyle vows action on children’s ‘compulsive’ use of social media
Peter Kyle said he wanted to help ‘tip the balance’ in favour of parents who struggle to keep their children from spending hours online.
Read More
Hosepipe ban: Botanist reveals which plants to save and which to sacrifice
Some plants will bounce back from a summer scorching, while others may never recover
Read More
Met Office issues new yellow thunderstorm warning across south of UK
The thunderstorm warning is in place until 5pm on Wednesday
Read More
Angela Rayner made ‘a big mistake’ over riots warning, Michael Gove claims
The former communities secretary has warned that the comments made by the deputy prime minister make the government look as though ‘it is at the mercy of events’
Read More
What to expect from Modi’s visit to UK
Indian prime minister set to sign free trade agreement with Keir Starmer
Read More
Taliban denies mistreatment of British couple in Afghan prison
Efforts to free the pair have ‘not yet been completed’, group says
Read More
16-year-olds to be given vote at next election in landmark change
Change will allow an extra 1.5 million teenagers to vote in biggest overhaul to electorate in more than half a century
Read More
Oxford University Press halts publication of China-sponsored journal after years of outrage
Oxford University Press will no longer publish Forensic Sciences Research after 2025
Read More
Labour minister Jess Phillips says rebel MPs right to be punished for ‘slagging off own government’
Comes as Keir Starmer’s attempt to impose discipline on party faces fresh challenge from Diane Abbott
Read More