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UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement

UK and Australia have warned that settlement violence must stop and no company should be involved in what is known as the E1 development. Tenders were opened this month for the development of more than

I'm on six different NHS waiting lists - it's taking over my life

government. Amy-Jane, 30, from south Wales, was first diagnosed with endometriosis in 2018, a condition where cells similar to those in the lining of the womb grow in other parts of the body

Reeves grudgingly resorts to departmental salami slicing to fund UK defence budget

UK’s aid budget – [losing a cabinet minister](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/28/anneliese-dodds-resigns-keir-starmer-cut-aid-budget), Anneliese Dodds, in the process. This time around, with John Healey’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) demanding an additional £18.5bn over four years

Starmer tells MPs Foreign Office has been stripped of power to overrule vetting

government story has become murkier and more contradictory. It is time for the truth.” Mandelson’s vetting took place in December 2024 and January 2025, after the job had been announced, Starmer said, saying this

Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says

government has repeatedly said it will comply with the motion, which ordered that any documents that could be prejudicial to national security or international relations should first be reviewed by the ISC. The group

Three key statements Starmer made to MPs about Mandelson vetting

UK's ambassador to the US in December 2024. Lord Mandelson was sacked the following September over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. On Monday night Sir Keir told Labour

Call for vote on inquiry into claims Starmer lied over Mandelson dismissed by Labour grandees – UK politics live

UK politics live Good morning. Kemi Badenoch is trying to get Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, to give MPs a vote on a proposal to get the Commons privileges committee to investigate allegations that Keir Starmer

Tens of thousands march in London in far-right and pro-Palestine protests

UK Metropolitan Police said. By 1200 GMT, shortly after both marches started, police said they had made 11 arrests for a range of offences. They had earlier forecast ⁠turnout of at least 80,000 – about

Oscar-nominated Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies aged 56

government, and Persepolis depicts her childhood in the Iranian capital of Tehran, struggling under the rules imposed by Iran's Islamic leadership following the 1979 revolution. It then goes on to follow

Temporary accommodation linked to deaths of 104 children in England in six years

UK, a research project into pregnancy-related deaths by the University of Oxford, found that out of 3,303 deaths of babies born between 1 January and 3 December 2024, at least 91 (3%) were

Britain must think like a hot country – otherwise inequalities will only grow

UK was built for a climate that no longer exists today and will be increasingly distant in years to come,” the report published by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) states. Without strong preventive action

Hungary’s voters shunned Orbán – but it may be too early to celebrate end of Europe’s far right

governments.  Voters opted for Péter Magyar because of frustration with high prices, low wages and deteriorating public services. Photograph: Daniel Alfoldi/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock So the result “may dampen

Robert paid £726 to skip the driving test waiting list. New laws mean others won't be able to

government rules now mean only a learner driver can book their own test, part of a crackdown on third party operators using bots to hoover up thousands of slots. But it was too late

Zelenskyy discusses ‘urgent need to scale up’ air defences with key allies in London

UK, France and Germany discussed “the urgent need to scale up” Ukraine’s air defences and deep-strike capabilities in London on Sunday night, after Russia fired hypersonic weapons at Ukraine, Downing Street said

Missing Mandelson messages from minister Darren Jones revealed

UK ambassador to the US. Lord Mandelson was sacked from that role when the depth of his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein became apparent. Conversations between Jones and Lord Mandelson did not appear

GPs in England too ‘overloaded’ to help older people at risk of falling, say MPs

government’s decision to give patients online access to their services, according to a report by the influential cross-party group of MPs. The committee found that GPs are doing too little to tackle falls

Naming Mandelson as ambassador before vetting was mistake, minister says

UK’s ambassador to the US before he was security vetted for the role, one of Keir Starmer’s senior ministers has said before the prime minister’s statement to MPs about the scandal. With

Met forms team after attacks on Jewish community

UK. The new team of officers is to be made up of those who are "locally based, understand their communities, and have strong relationships with residents, schools, faith leaders and volunteers". Sir Mark said

UK rights groups slam ‘authoritarian’ conviction of pro-Palestine activists

UK rights groups slam ‘authoritarian’ conviction of pro-Palestine activists A coalition of leading British civil society groups has condemned the convictions of two prominent pro-Palestine leaders, accusing the United Kingdom of an “authoritarian

Thinktank calls for ‘double lock’ England private rent cap to ease living costs

government had previously dismissed as part of its renters’ rights package, for fear that it would reduce the rate of housebuilding. A day after the Guardian revealed details of the plan, Downing Street ruled