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Domestic Abuse Commissioner Warns Ministers Over Failing Victims

The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Nicole Jacobs, has expressed "deep concern" that government plans to tackle domestic abuse may continue...

PM Faces Pressure to Exempt Hospices from National Insurance Hike

The government is under increasing pressure to exempt hospices, care homes, and other healthcare providers from the upcoming rise in National Insurance contributions, set...

Ministers Face Backlash Over Benefit Cuts as MPs Raise Concerns

The government is struggling to quell growing concerns among MPs over its proposed welfare reforms, particularly changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) and other...

Starmer Visits UK Nuclear-Armed Submarine Amid Ukraine Peacekeeping Talks

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has visited the crew of HMS Vanguard, a nuclear-armed submarine, following its return to UK waters after completing...

UK Hosts Military Leaders to Discuss Ukraine Peacekeeping Plans

The UK is convening a high-level, closed-door meeting of senior military leaders from a "coalition of the willing" on Thursday to advance plans for...

Tanni Grey-Thompson and Campaigners Slam ‘Brutal’ Benefit Cuts as Toxic Rhetoric Fuels Hatred Against Disabled People

Paralympian and cross-bench peer Tanni Grey-Thompson has joined disability campaigners in condemning the government’s planned welfare reforms, describing the cuts as "brutal and reckless"...

Minister Refuses to Rule Out Further Benefit Cuts Amid Backlash Over Disability Payment Reforms

Social Security and Disability Minister Stephen Timms has declined to rule out further cuts to welfare benefits, stating that "who knows what will happen...

London’s Kurdish Community Gears Up for Newroz Celebration

The Kurdish community in London is preparing to celebrate Newroz, the traditional festival that marks the arrival of spring and the Kurdish new year....

Peer Who Led Government NHS Review Failed to Declare Shares in Health Firms

Lord Ara Darzi, a senior government adviser on the NHS and the author of a recent review that informed major health service reforms, failed...

Badenoch Claims Net Zero by 2050 ‘Impossible’ for UK, Sparks Political Debate

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has declared that it is "impossible" for the UK to meet its legally binding net zero target by 2050, a...

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