Eighty-eight children a day are now placed under child services’ protection Via: Domestic violence and substance abuse are fuelling surge in children needing social services' protection, council chiefs warn
Median wages still languishing £20 a week below pre-financial crash levels, according to ONSHousehold debt soared by a third to record levels in the past decade as workers struggled to cope with the impact of a prolonged squeeze on wages, a new report has said.TUC analysis found that the average Read more
‘They were looking at the new female members’ Facebook profiles and commenting on whether they were pretty or not. I found it inappropriate.’ Via: Kent Police sergeants accused of acting in a sexually inappropriate way and abusing position of power
Labour leader to stamp his authority on his Remain-backing colleagues – by insisting a pain-free, softer exit deal can be achieved Via: Brexit can happen without 'trashing' UK economy or NHS, Jeremy Corbyn to claim
Days after spending long hours worshipping John Bercow, MPs went wild as his would-be replacements took it in turns to denounce him Via: Lindsay Hoyle wins the race to succeed John Bercow, by being the most anyone-but-Bercow candidate
Exclusive: Ministers accused of ‘criminalising’ modern slavery victims by ‘dismissing crucial evidence’ after man held in immigration detention despite medical evidence suggesting he had been trafficked Via: 'Traumatised' Vietnamese man detained in UK for two years despite evidence he was trafficking victim
Follow all the latest developments Via: Boris Johnson news – live: Rees-Mogg pleads with Farage to retire as Brexit Party threatens to scupper Tory general election hopes
Rolling coverage of the day’s political events as they happen, including 2019 general election campaigning and the election of the new SpeakerCorbyn warns shadow cabinet dissenters to fall in line on BrexitJuncker: Boris Johnson told ‘so many lies’ in EU referendum campaignQ&A: how will MPs elect a new Speaker? 1.48pm Read more
Study says passenger has 10 times carbon footprint of economy-class flyer with 40% of flights empty return-legsLabour is exploring plans to ban private jets from UK airports from as early as 2025 should it win the election, in the party’s latest broadside against the super-rich.After a report revealed carbon emissions Read more
The UK health service has been political since its inception – and now it is unwieldy, archaic, and in need of radical overhaulDon’t politicise the NHS say the health professionals. Let us get on with the job. The health service providers’ chief executive, Chris Hopson, pleads for the health service Read more