Longest-ever NHS strike will sink Sunak’s waiting list pledge, say health chiefs

One of Rishi Sunak’s key targets for the NHS – to eliminate waits of longer than…

Margaret Thatcher privately scolded David Owen as MI5 spy scandal grew

A confidential exchange of letters, released after 30 years of government secrecy, between former prime minister…

Nearly 3,000 offenders in England and Wales wearing sobriety tags this Christmas

UK government plans to double number of offenders on devices aimed at reducing alcohol-driven crime The…

Backlog in NHS and courts will take 10 years to clear, says think tank

Public services will not recover until the 2030s even under a Labour government, and it will take a…

Team GB footballer Gemma Wiseman dies aged 33

Team GB footballer Gemma Wiseman dies aged 33: Star who won bronze at deaf World Championship…

Blackpool Tower fire: Blackpool Tower is safe: Police reveal ‘flames’ shooting from top of iconic landmark that sparked panic were in fact orange netting blowing in the wind

According to social media a fire has broken out at the top of the iconic Blackpool…

Labour plans thousands of nursery places in English primary schools

Labour is considering creating thousands of nursery places inside existing primary schools in England and has tasked the…

Tories consider scrapping inheritance tax and helping first-time buyers

Conservative ministers are considering tax cuts and help for first-time buyers in the coming months in…

Pro-Palestinian protesters target H&M, Zara and Starbucks in Boxing Day sales

Pro-Palestinian protesters poured into a Westfield shopping centre in east London today and targeted stores including Zara, H&M…

Labour reportedly considering offshoring asylum seekers’ claims

Labour is reportedly considering a scheme that would see asylum seekers’ claims processed elsewhere. Keir Starmer…