MI5 alert on alleged China agent upheld by judges
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) said the security service had acted within the law when it named Christine Lee as a threat to national security....
Plan to register children not in school takes shape
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is expected to come into force in 2025....
Government has broken the law on sewage – watchdog
The OEP has ruled that it allowed excessive sewage into England’s rivers and seas....
Councils to be merged in major local government shake-up
Ministers plan to combine smaller councils across England, prompting warnings of “turmoil” over mergers....
Cooper won’t set timetable to cut ‘dangerous’ boat crossings
The UK home secretary’s remarks come after 13,500 people with failed asylum claims were returned to their home country since July....
UK ‘doesn’t have enough builders’ for Rayner’s 1.5m homes
Builders and developers say reforms are needed to recruit more tradespeople to build the homes being promised....
I don’t regret blocking UK action against Assad – Miliband
The former Labour leader says there had been “no clear plan” when in the Syria vote of 2013....
Police chiefs call on ministers to guarantee funding
Police chiefs have warned the government that without further funding neighbourhood police officers – a government priority – could be cut....
Housing plans not war on rural England, says minister
Matthew Pennycook says development will be focused on areas where housing is least affordable....
Rural Kent on the frontline of PM’s battle to build
Keir Starmer has vowed to beat building “blockers” but can he override stiff local resistance?...
