Reform and Greens aim high in volatile mayoral contests
Smaller parties are looking to cause an upset in mayoral contests in Hull and the West of England....
Fire services get 50% less than police to cover tax rises
Fire services across England say they will struggle to meet the cost of a rise in employer National Insurance....
Teachers will rally against Labour over pay, says union leader
The National Education Union’s general secretary says Labour MPs could pay a ‘high political price’....
Public bodies to get new guidance after ruling on definition of a woman
Public bodies will have to review policies after the Supreme Court’s ruling a woman is based on biological sex....
Supreme Court backs ‘biological’ definition of woman
Judges deliver a landmark ruling on how a woman is defined under the law....
Westminster’s tortuous battle with the gender question
Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders have tied themselves in knots over the question: “What is a woman?”...
UK and France in talks over migrant returns deal
The scheme would return illegal migrants who cross the Channel in exchange for the UK taking legal migrants....
Falling petrol prices push UK inflation down
Inflation falls in the year to March as the price of petrol drops....
Lib Dems call for rural crime teams in police forces
The party says the policy would be funded by scrapping Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales....
Extra staff to check Carer’s Allowance overpayments
Some carers have been told to pay back thousands of pounds after being overpaid the benefit for years....
