Tories will challenge Government to rule out property tax hikes The Tories will challenge the Government to rule out property tax rises in the autumn budget in a Commons vote. Housing Secretary Sir James Cleverly said “a family home is not a piggy bank to raid” ahead of an Opposition Day debate on Wednesday which
Camilla makes first appearance since revelation she fought off sexual assault The Queen has made her first public appearance since the revelation she fought off a man who groped her on a train when she was a teenager. Camilla toured the headquarters of the international disaster relief charity ShelterBox and learned about the latest equipment
Southampton flat fall victim named amid murder investigation A woman who died after falling from a block of flats in Southampton has been named by police, as a murder investigation into her death continues. Emergency services were called to reports a woman had fallen from the flats in Cuckmere Lane shortly after 2.40pm on Thursday.
New Green Party leader wants to ‘reclaim’ populism after landslide win The new Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said he wants to “reclaim” populism after a landslide victory that will see his party shift its politics to the left. Mr Polanski, who spoke of wanting to shift the party’s politics towards “eco-populism” during the
‘My son was everything you are not’, mother tells killer of ex-prison officer A career criminal was branded a “violent, inhumane coward” as he was jailed for a minimum of 45 years for killing a former prison officer. Elias Morgan, 35, shot father-of-three Lenny Scott after the 33-year-old found a phone in Morgan’s cell while
Government defends Online Safety Act after X claims it threatens free speech The Government has defended the Online Safety Act after Elon Musk’s X said the legislation was threatening free speech. In a post titled What Happens When Oversight Becomes Overreach, the platform, formerly known as Twitter, outlined criticism of the act and the “heavy-handed”
Burden placed on teachers has ‘never been higher’, union warns The burden placed on school and college leaders and teachers has “never been higher”, a teaching union has warned. Schools are having to run food banks and support families with housing as under-funded wider public services “crumble around them”, a report by union the Association
Brainwave test ‘detects Alzheimer’s-linked memory issues years before diagnosis’ A three-minute brainwave test could detect signs of memory problems linked to Alzheimer’s disease years before clinical diagnosis is possible, a trial has found. Researchers suggest this could be a cheap tool for those who struggle to get a diagnosis, and can be used in multiple
700,000 GCSE pupils without a specialist physics teacher More than 700,000 GCSE physics students could be without a specialist teacher, a report has warned. The Institute of Physics (IOP) has called for urgent action to tackle the shortage in physics teachers to stop students missing out, warning pupils without access to a specialist teacher are
Barclays becomes second UK bank to quit industry’s net zero group Barclays has become the second UK bank to leave the industry’s global alliance for setting climate targets. The lender announced it would be leaving the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) on Friday after “the departure of most of the global banks”. HSBC became the