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Why illegal children's homes are being paid up to £2m per child by councils

UK government's wider policy on residential care is also unclear. Both the Welsh and Scottish

Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group

UK,* [*watch on YouTube*](https://youtu.be/ZPvwQJBmna4) Given the government's tight regulation of public

UK minister defends changes to student loans as pressure grows for reforms

UK minister defends changes to student loans as pressure grows for reforms Ministers have rejected accusations that recent changes to student loans were unfair, arguing they are so heavily subsidised that the government

Scholars, writers and artists defy ban on Palestine Action in letter to judges

government that it’s neither legitimate nor enforceable.” Rooney, the Irish author of Normal People and Conversations with Friends, [cancelled a trip to the UK

Paralympian could become first astronaut with disability to live and work in space

UK government and US commercial space company Vast - means the UK Space Agency will be able

SNP accused of ‘embezzling’ voters over Peter Murrell’s theft of party funds

UK government to agree to do so. Instead he challenged pro-UK parties to agree

Key messages between Mandelson and ministers so far

government has published [more than 1,000 pages of documents](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/update-on-the-government-response-to-the-humble-address-motion?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=756bdf98-cf25-4445-b1f9-19a5446c228d&utm_content=immediately) relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

UK are neck and neck in the latest poll, although coalition maths make it highly unlikely Reform would be able to form a government

Nigerian refinery accused of sacking union members is key to UK plan to tackle jet fuel shortage

UK government’s hopes of [saving the summer holiday](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/apr/18/europe-summer-holiday-flight-cross-channel-travel-cancelled-flights-airport-eu-ees) amid a jet fuel

SNP wins Scottish election as Reform and Labour tie for second

government". Along with an SNP victory, it had long been predicted that Reform UK - led in Scotland

Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control

government. Polls throughout the election campaign had suggested Plaid Cymru and [Reform UK](https://www.theguardian.com

Starmer tells Apple and Google to ban nude images on children's phones

UK government to block access to naked images on smartphones and other devices for under

What's happening to UK petrol and diesel prices?

government scheme called Fuel Finder](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-finder) lets drivers compare the cost of fuel offered by petrol stations across the UK

UK to end project tracking potential Israeli violations: Report

UK government unit responsible for documenting Israel’s possible war crimes during its [genocidal war in Gaza

Campaigners call for ban on use of weedkiller glyphosate at harvest time

UK government to do the same. The chemical is still licensed for other uses on the continent

Passengers from Hantavirus cruise ship enter isolation facility in Wirral

UK government took at Tokyo’s request, will complete their isolation in line with UK

Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel went bust owing £4.6m, report says

UK government’s enhanced vetting process](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) before he was appointed as UK

UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 amid Starmer uncertainty

government bonds jumped 11 basis points to 5.794%, the highest since May 1998. The benchmark 10-year yield on UK

Chagos Islands treaty is now ‘impossible to agree at political level’, UK minister says

UK government was [forced to shelve its legislation](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/uk-forced-to-shelve-legislation-to-return-chagos-islands-to-mauritius) to hand the [Chagos

UK and EU close in on agricultural deal to reduce Brexit barriers

UK government hasn’t really used the leverage it has,” he said. He suggested the UK