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Pauline Hanson is becoming a problem for Labor – but her focus on battlers could be her kryptonite

reforms to negative gearing, capital gains tax and trusts were in part designed to counter

Students at risk if universities go bust, say MPs

reforms announced in the post-16 education and skills white paper](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgkzj87n8rdo) we will

Calls for ‘student premium’ to support disadvantaged young people after GCSEs

reforms to deprivation funding. Ministers are concerned it is not well targeted at those facing

Palestinian officials hail local elections in a Gaza community and the West Bank

reforms were enacted in response to international pressure. Elections now allow voting for individuals rather

Lib Dems pledge £5k rewards for illegal waste tip-offs

Reform UK councillors have promised urgent clear-ups of illegally dumped waste, CCTV in fly-tipping

Laura Fernandez sworn in as Costa Rica’s new president

reforms to Costa Rica’s judiciary and security laws, as well as a broad crackdown

Four-fifths of UK mental health nurses say their workload is unmanageable

reforming the Mental Health Act for the first time in decades, hiring thousands more mental

China blocks Meta from acquiring AI startup Manus

Reform Commission, the country's top planning agency, said it was prohibiting a foreign acquisition

Renewable energy will boost national security and protect UK from sabotage, minister says

Reform UK have [pushed for more drilling in the North Sea](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/01/would-more-north-sea-drilling-mean-lower-energy-prices-uk-consumers-explainer), rather

More than 60 Labour MPs call on Starmer to set timetable to quit

Reform UK. He said he would fight [any leadership challenge](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/11/who-are-main-threats-keir-starmer-labour-leadership) and would

Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister Catherine West seeks to trigger Labour leadership contest – UK politics live

Reform UK deputy leader; Rhun ap Iorwerth, the Plaid Cymru leader set to become the next

Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts

Reform UK. But there are plenty of other Labour MPs who look on in horror

Suspect arrested after two Jewish people stabbed in London

Reform Synagogue was targeted. Police have arrested 26 people for the various attacks, launched since

China blocks Meta's $2bn acquisition of AI start-up Manus

Reform Commission had prohibited foreign investment in the deal, requiring "the parties involved to withdraw

Labor to boost defence spending by $53bn over next decade – but plan still short of Donald Trump’s demands

reform and cuts to growth in [the National Disability Insurance Scheme](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/09/ndis-cuts-razor-gang-2026-federal-budget) – on track

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

Reform UK, and the Greens also eating into Labour's support in London and other

Deal 'within sight' to end year-long Birmingham bin strike, says council leader

Reform UK spokesperson said the authority had come back to the same deal which it rejected

Chris Mason: Starmer defiant after defence spending row

Reform UK, as well as some of those wanting Sir Keir to succeed, such as the former

Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen next

Reform UK, had been one the best he'd ever given as party leader. West

UK sanctions network accused of planning attacks for Iran

members of Iran’s security apparatus for violently suppressing widespread pro-reform protests earlier this year.