Politics
Rayner: It’s not enough for Labour to just be less rubbish than the Tories
Labour’s deputy leader was speaking at a recording of the Party Political podcast in Edinburgh.
‘Wanted’ posters spotted in Nadine Dorries’s constituency
The Mid Bedfordshire seat has been held by Dorries since 2005 and the Conservative Party generally since 1931.
LGBT+ charities granted permission to intervene in gender reform legal case
The Scottish Government has mounted a legal challenge over the UK Government’s block on gender legislation passed in Holyrood.
Morgan Freeman calls for people to ’embrace’ black history and ‘move on’
The Hollywood star is part of a new documentary about the 761st Tank Battalion, otherwise known as the ‘original Black Panthers’.
Aslef union train drivers to strike again over pay
Train drivers are to stage a fresh strike in the long-running dispute over pay, threatening more travel chaos for passengers.
Stark rise in levels of children living in destitution, charity survey suggests
Buttle UK said the change in the past three years ‘dramatically illustrates the progressively worsening circumstances for children in poverty’.
Digital phone system upgrade ‘to end 8am scramble’ for GP appointments
The move has been backed by £240 million from the Government.
Third group of hospital doctors in England warn of industrial action over pay
The BMA says specialist doctors will consider plans for an indicative ballot if an offer on pay is not made before September 20.
‘Growing disparity’ between A-Level students from wealthy and working-class backgrounds
The attainment gap for the top grades between the north and south of England continues to be larger than it was before the pandemic, figures show.