Winter fuel payments cut make sense, Starmer says
The PM was repeatedly pressed on why he was targeting pensioners, in a round of BBC local radio interviews....
Police to get new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour
Persistent offenders could be banned from town centres, while those who breach orders could face prison....
Blair leads tributes to Labour giant John Prescott
The former deputy prime minister, who was major figure in the New Labour project, has died aged 86....
How John Prescott blazed a trail for Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner sought inspiration from John Prescott’s rise to the near top of the Labour Party and the country....
Tories accuse government of ‘stoking inflation’
But Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner points out inflation was higher under the Conservatives....
Social media ban for under-16s ‘on the table’ in UK
The tech secretary Peter Kyle also said he wanted an “assertive” approach from the regulator, Ofcom....
We must chip away at smuggler business models – border chief
UK’s first border security commander says there is no “simple answer” to stopping small boat crossings....
Chris Mason: What the farmers’ protest tells us about their argument with the government
Why has the inheritance tax for farmers argument got so noisy, so quickly?...
Rising energy bills push inflation to highest for six months
With low temperatures and snow hitting parts of the UK, energy bills will become the focus of many households....
‘Betrayed’ farmers take protest to London
Organisers of Tuesday’s protest warn some farmers now “have nothing to lose” in causing disruption....
