Posted by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Bus fares, Consumer affairs, Labour, Money, Politics, Road transport, The Guardian, Transport, Transport policy, UK news |
Move means holders will be able to travel free on local services at any time of day or night from April next yearDisabled people across England will be able to use their free bus passes at any time of day from next April, as...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Benefits, Charities, Disability, Local government, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Universal credit, Welfare |
Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’ Hundreds of thousands of children would be tipped into poverty and destitution under plans unveiled by Reform...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Foreign policy, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, Trump administration, UK news, US news, US politics, World News |
Revelation about security leak follows person pretending to be senior White House aide contacting prime ministerAt least three UK cabinet ministers have had their personal mobile phone numbers published online, amid mounting...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme heat, Politics, Reform UK, Richard Tice, The Guardian, UK news, UK weather, Wildfires |
Backlash from nurses, medical experts and green campaigners in response to deputy leader dismissing efforts to reach net zeroReform’s deputy leader has been accused of spreading misinformation after he dismissed efforts to...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 17, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner, Construction industry, Housing, Labour, Politics, Society, The Guardian, UK news |
Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sitesMinisters have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for developers in England after a backlash from...
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