While some voters may want to send a message to Westminster, more local concerns will have an influenceThis week’s local elections have been widely described as one of the toughest tests of Rishi Sunak’s 18-month...
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Read MoreLabour mayor’s lead over Tory rival has narrowed in week before mayoral election in the capitalSadiq Khan has urged young Londoners to vote in the mayoral election, saying a shock victory for the Conservatives’ Susan...
Read MoreFiona Beal, 50, changes her plea mid-trial over the fatal stabbing of Nicholas Billingham, 42, in 2021A woman has pleaded guilty mid-trial to the murder of her boyfriend, who she buried in their back garden.Fiona Beal, 50, was...
Read MoreChronic workforce shortages have put nursing staff under unbearable pressure, says union chiefNurses in England took an average of a week off sick last year because of stress, anxiety or depression, NHS figures reveal.The...
Read MoreGCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdownChildren in England could face the worst exam results in decades and a lifetime of lower...
Read MoreWatchdog says only a third of local authorities are confident they will have enough places for SeptemberThe deployment of the government’s childcare scheme to tens of thousands more families is facing “significant...
Read MoreBill being debated in House of Commons after Lords rejectionQ: Do you think you will be able to implement this without leaving the European convention of human rights?Sunak says he thinks he can implement this without leaving...
Read MoreMPs vote down Lords amendments, which included a measure to prevent Afghans who assisted British forces from being removed to RwandaQ: Do you think you will be able to implement this without leaving the European convention of...
Read MoreMPs vote down Lords amendments, which included a measure to prevent Afghans who assisted British forces from being removed to RwandaQ: Do you think you will be able to implement this without leaving the European convention of...
Read MoreGideon Falter, the antisemitism campaigner involved, says Dal Babu’s comments go ‘far beyond victim-blaming’An initial account of an exchange between a police officer and an antisemitism campaigner that sparked...
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