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'I would do anything to keep my monkeys amid licence changes'

government estimates are kept privately across the UK. Having loved monkeys since she was a child

UK’s Starmer under fire over report Mandelson failed security vetting

UK media reports that former ambassador to Washington [Peter Mandelson](/news/2026/4/2/mandelson-tried-to-get-epsteins-goddaughter-access-to-10-downing-street) failed security vetting but was cleared to take on the role by foreign ministry officials. A government

Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?

government? It has been an election buildup dominated by the rise of Reform UK and the Greens

UK’s ‘terrorism’ laws risk overreach, watchdog warns

UK’s ‘terrorism’ laws risk overreach, watchdog warns The British government risks stretching “counterterrorism” laws

Healey quits as defence secretary in row over military spending

UK commitments in the Arctic and Ukraine. Reports have suggested the government was preparing to announce

Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge

government introducing the same measure it risks the UK falling behind, warned the committee. The problem

Rural UK ‘particularly at risk’ of diesel shortages if Iran war continues

UK this year – a modest upgrade from the 0.7% it feared in March when it last updated its forecasts. It said government

UK consumers likely to face higher prices ‘for many months to come’

government has provided some relief for high energy users, most UK firms remain vulnerable to the volatile

Norwegian group in talks to buy former Liberty Steel works in South Yorkshire

government’s official receiver to take on ownership of the UK’s largest existing electric

Squeals of horror over price caps – but how are we going to fix our broken food system?

government recognises this. The grudgingly released [summary of a still-secret Defra document](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-security-assessment-on-global-biodiversity-loss-ecosystem-collapse-and-national-security/national-security-assessment-on-global-ecosystems-accessible-version#ecosystem-degradation-or-collapse-will-challenge-the-uks-food-security) on the national security risks from “ecosystem collapse” reported that “without significant increases in UK

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

government by winning its fifth devolved election in a row, keeping Labour and Reform UK

Starmer needs sharper survival strategy if he is to stay on

government figure, referring to the jump in UK borrowing costs which followed the former prime

NSW police to avoid mental health incidents under UK model after spate of fatal shootings

government is considering an approach similar to the UK’s “right person, right care” model

Modern slavery at record levels in UK and expected to worsen, report warns

UK is at record levels and is expected to worsen over the next decade, the government

UK shifts older wind and solar farms to fixed-price deals to reduce price shocks

UK shifts older wind and solar farms to fixed-price deals to reduce price shocks The government

Welsh NHS likely to miss waiting lists target ahead of crucial election

UK". The college insisted the next Welsh government must put surgical hubs at the centre

Reform UK asks steel bosses to draft ‘alternative strategy’ for industry

UK has asked steel bosses to draw up an “alternative steel strategy” to rival recent government

TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election

UK’s most powerful union leader has said he is angry at the state of Labour and Keir Starmer’s government

First minister spent election night win at Premier Inn after forgetting his keys

government's headquarters in the city. While the UK prime minister has Downing Street, and the first

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

government and raising new doubts about his future just two years after a landslide general election victory. The anti-immigration Reform UK