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How the High Street became a window on our political instability

investigation too. We exposed a Kurdish gang that was enabling migrants to work illegally in mini-marts the length of Britain, by offering to put their own names to official paperwork. Trading Standards told

New High Street crime unit to target gangs fronting shops after BBC investigation

details. Over the course of 12 months, BBC News has gone undercover to expose the shocking reality of organised crime taking over our High Streets leading to an "urgent" Home Office investigation, multiple arrests across

What was HMRC’s investigation into Angela Rayner’s tax affairs all about?

standard rate. In particular, he pointed to paragraph 12 of Schedule 4ZA of the Finance Act 2003. This makes a special exception to the usual assumption that when a child owns a home, their parents

Starmer rejects calls to quit as pressure mounts over Mandelson vetting

Keir Starmer says he is “absolutely furious” that he was not informed that Peter Mandelson failed his [security vetting](/news/2026/4/16/uks-starmer-under-fire-over-report-mandelson-failed-security-vetting) before being appointed UK envoy to Washington, as the United Kingdom prime minister faced renewed

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

Keir Starmer has told MPs, as he sought to set out his side of events in a politically crucial statement in parliament. Saying to jeers that he accepted it appeared “incredible” he and other ministers