October 2017

Weather warnings have now been lifted Via: Ophelia: Storm leaves 170,000 people in Ireland without power as it passes into North Sea

Government calls for highway chiefs to reduce motorway closure times as analysis finds delays cost in wasted time, fuel and unnecessary carbon emissionsThe government has told highway chiefs to reduce motorway closure times following accidents after new figures showed that traffic jams on the UK’s major roads cost the economy Read more

'It's still not clear what the UK actually wants in terms of a new relationship,' says Leo Varadkar Via: Brexit: Britain's mixed messages are confusing the EU, says Ireland's PM

Around 270,000 refugees believed to be in critical need of help Via: Raqqa: Charities demand urgent help for Syrian city's refugees

Often says besides price caps it can force companies to offer cheaper deals to customers on standard variable ratesBig energy companies face a regulatory crackdown after the industry watchdog threatened to impose targets forcing suppliers to shift millions of customers off the market’s worst-value tariffs. Dermot Nolan, the Ofgem chief Read more

Government says it believes advance payments solve problems with delays as Labour urges Tories to support motion to pause rollout of benefitTheresa May will not reduce the six-week delay faced by many universal credit claimants despite being warned by Conservative MPs that the policy is hurting vulnerable families, sources have Read more

Victims called terrorists or linked to Isis because of their skin colour or beards Via: British men suffering Islamophobic abuse because they 'look Muslim', reveals research

Conservatives should 'vote with their conscience' on plan to 'pause and fix', says Debbie Abrahams Via: Labour challenge Tories to rebel over Universal Credit rollout