David Schaffer BBC News, West Midlands PA Media Unite’s general secretary has told government leaders they “can no longer pretend” the bin strike, which has lasted for more than three months...
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Waltz and his staff have used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business, a new report released Tuesday reveals, in the latest ...
Tom Edgington, Lucy Gilder & Rob England BBC Verify PA Media Sir Keir Starmer has highlighted his government efforts to tackle illegal immigration, saying: “We’ve returned more than 24...
Flood schemes in Devon and Cornwall will receive about £33m of government funding, the Environment Agency (EA) has said. It said the plan to put “fresh funding” into 70 flood schemes in t...
The government will introduce legislation to Parliament this week to override independent guidance on how offenders from ethnic minorities should be sentenced. It comes after the Sentencing Council re...
Vladimir Putin has suggested that Ukraine should temporarily be placed under UN control to elect what he called a more “competent” government. It is the latest attempt by the Russian presi...
The government will not get close to the extra homes needed to hit its housing target in England, official figures suggest. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s plan for 1.5 million new homes b...
British carmakers will meet ministers on Friday to discuss their response to US President Donald Trump’s placing 25% tariffs on car imports from next week, the BBC understands. The UK government...
The government has expressed concerns about the timeline for implementing assisted dying, the BBC understands, before measures were tabled to delay when it could be available. Kim Leadbeater, the Labo...
The government will end a contract worth £2bn a year with one of the largest providers of hotel asylum accommodation after the Home Office said an audit identified concerns about the company’s ...
Councillors have unanimously backed a submission which sets out the council’s case for a new unitary authority which includes the city of Exeter. The council will now submit its interim case for the...
Senate Democrats have signaled that they will not support a continuing resolution bill to fund the government that is being offered by Republican lawmakers, setting up a potential government shutdown ...
Devon County Council’s plan to postpone the May 2025 local elections has failed alongside its application to join the government’s fast-track devolution priority programme. Secretary of State Ange...
