A government department run by one of Sir Keir Starmer’s most senior ministers is cutting almost a third of its jobs as ministers seek to accelerate civil service reform. Officials at the Cabinet Office – headed by Pat McFadden – are being told today that 2,100 of their 6,500 jobs will be cut or moved...
Gary Stead will step down as New Zealand’s limited-overs head coach this summer – and is considering his position in charge of the Test team. Stead, 53, played five Tests for the Black Caps in 1999 before moving into coaching, taking charge of his country’s women’s team in 2008, and then the men’s team in...
