November 2017

High number of detainees released and not deported raises questions about justification for their detention in the first place, says Inspectorate of Prisons Via: Majority of women held at Yarl's Wood are later released into community, prison watchdog reveals

Moscow 'seeking to undermine the international system,' says National Cyber Security Centre Via: Russian hackers targeted BT and British media organisations, says top security chief

Exclusive: Children's charities and local councils call on ministers to urgently invest in children's services or leave authorities 'firefighting' and families burdened with long term consequences Via: Government must close children's services funding gap as more families reach 'crisis point', say charities

Military chief accused of ‘treasonable conduct’ amid rumours of coup attempt in Harare, after unprecedented challenge to President Robert MugabeZimbabwe’s capital was in a state of high tension early on Wednesday amid reports of multiple explosions in the streets and soldiers taking over the state broadcaster and manhandling staff.Witnesses in Read more

Staff organisations are lining up to ensure the Treasury makes firm commitments to fund pay rises in next weeks Budget Via: Four in ten NHS nurses unable to sleep because of financial anxiety, survey finds

'The problems of Britain's broken upper house continue to fester,' says Electoral Reform Society Via: House of Lords under fire as peers who didn't speak once claim almost half a million in expenses

Dominic Grieve opposes ‘mad’ effort to fix a Brexit date, as PM faces battle to get the EU withdrawal bill through Commons Theresa May is facing a Tory revolt over her efforts to fix the date of Brexit on 29 March 2019, with former attorney general Dominic Grieve saying he Read more