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Asylum hotel migrant evictions set to begin in the spring

Evictions of migrants living in asylum hotels are set to start in the spring, as the Home Office...

X could face UK ban over deepfakes, minister says

20 hours agoShareSaveLiv McMahonandLaura Cress,Technology reportersShareSaveTechnology Secretary Liz Kendall says she would back regulator Ofcom if it blocks UK...

Watch: Backlash against Musk’s Grok AI explained

The UK government says X limiting Grok AI image edits to users who pay a monthly fee is "insulting"...

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 day 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 day 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...

£200m allocated for UK armed forces deployment to Ukraine

The government has allocated £200m of funding to prepare the UK's armed forces to be deployed to Ukraine in the...

Councillor criticised over Muslim prayers comments

1 day 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

1 day 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...