Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires
About a quarter of prison places are unsafe, Ministry of Justice admitsThe government has reneged on a pledge to make …
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Some of the world’s poorest countries to lose UK aid due to 56% budget cut
UK’s bilateral aid to African countries, which funds areas such as schools and clinics, to be cut by almost £900m …
Peers vote to back clause pardoning women convicted over illegal abortions
House of Lords decision welcomed as ‘landmark moment’ after attempt to strike out amendment is defeatedUK politics live – latest …
Farage backs Tory attack on Muslim iftar event, saying public prayer ‘was a shock’ – UK politics live
Nigel Farage echoed Nick Timothy’s comments after he said public prayer for Ramadan was an ‘act of domination’Starmer claims Tories …
Viktor Orbán refuses to agree to €90bn loan for Ukraine as EU leaders accuse him of betrayal
Hungarian PM is continuing to block the funding, which the EU says is urgently needed for military aid and support …
Meningitis vaccine eligibility expanded after Kent outbreak rises to 27
Anyone who was at Club Chemistry in Canterbury from 5 March to 15 March advised to get antibiotics and vaccinationThe …
No breakthrough on Hungary’s veto of EU’s €90bn loan to Ukraine – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereGermany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz also called for …
‘One in, one out’ asylum seekers sent to France return to UK in lorries
Exclusive: At least four people have travelled back to the UK by lorry in the last two weeksAsylum seekers who …
Farage called for release of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and praised effort to free drug trafficker
Reform UK leader was paid to make remarks about imprisoned rapper and ex-Honduran president in Cameo videosNewly unearthed Nigel Farage …
Kota ranks ninth in Sifted’s 100 fastest-growing UK and Irish start-ups list
Protex AI, Altra, Barespace, Tines, Nory and CleverCards also made it to this year's list. Read more: Kota ranks ninth …
Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions – UK politics live
PM to face opposition leader and MPs in the House of CommonsPolanski says the government should be doing more to …
Revealed: a crypto billionaire’s political base hosting ‘anti
Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of …
Number of meningitis cases investigated in Kent rises to 20
Thousands of students to be offered vaccines in response to quickest-growing outbreak experts have seenThe number of meningitis infections linked …
HelloFresh hit by sales slump as people lose appetite for meal kits
German food delivery firm’s share price has plummeted by 93% since 2021 boom during Covid lockdownsHelloFresh has reported a sharp …
Labour would ‘do well to listen’ to Angela Rayner
Greater Manchester mayor adds to Rayner’s criticism of planned immigration changes, which she has called ‘un-British’UK politics live – latest …
GB News faces complaints after commentator claims ‘genocide’ against white people in UK
Thomas Corbett-Dillon, who claims to have advised Boris Johnson, says immigrants could ‘turn’ on white populationGB News is facing a …
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Shawn Carney, CEO of 40 Days for Life, expressed concern over a U.K. bill aimed at shielding women from criminal …
Europe must prepare for drone strikes by terrorists and criminals, warns Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s president says mass attacks on civilians are no longer the preserve of a ‘madman like Putin’European nations should prepare …
Bentley to cut hundreds of UK jobs amid ‘challenging global market environment’
Carmaker reduces office-based roles and will not fill vacancies ‘to ensure long-term competitiveness of business’Bentley is to cut 275 jobs …
‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition
Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern In 1845 British citizens and …