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UK facing £28bn defence spending gap claims

The government is refusing to deny reports that plans to make Britain's armed forces "war ready" will require billions...

Trump’s grand plan to reshape the world order leaves Europe with a difficult choice to make

1 hour agoShareSaveAllan LittleSenior correspondentShareSaveBBCFor 80 years, what bound the United States to Europe was a shared commitment to...

Council writes off £3m Liberty Steel rates debt

Liberty Steel owed Rotherham Council more than £4.2m in unpaid business rates when it was issued with a compulsory...

Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say

1 hour agoShareSaveBecky MortonPolitical reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesSome people are waiting more than a year to have their disability benefit claims...

Peers back calls for extra time to debate assisted dying bill

Peers have backed calls for extra time for the House of Lords to debate the assisted dying bill.The proposal...

Councillor criticised over Muslim prayers comments

4 hours agoShareSaveChris Harper,Local Democracy Reporting ServiceandDan Martin,Leicester political reporterShareSaveLeicestershire County CouncilA senior Reform UK councillor has been criticised...

Businesses call to be included in any pub rates backtrack

6 hours agoShareSaveEmer MoreauBusiness reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesHigh Street shops, pharmacies and music venues have called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to...

Labour MP who rebelled over jury trial plans ‘not expecting to lose whip’

A Labour MP who broke ranks to oppose the government's plans to restrict jury trials has said he is...

Bereaved families criticise councils’ ‘grief tax’

11 hours agoShareSaveKevin FitzpatrickNorth WestShareSaveBBCBereaved families have condemned as a "tax on grief" the policy of most councils in...

Swinney says he would send troops to Ukraine if Scotland gains independence

First Minister John Swinney says he would be willing to send troops from an independent Scotland to Ukraine as...

Can Green Party leader’s anti-establishment message beat Nigel Farage on migration?

Zack Polanski might not appear the most natural ally of Reform voters.On migration - consistently one of the most...

Is Starmer still a player in Trump’s world?

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