16+ hour, 38+ min ago   (575+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham took part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, ran the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited last month to…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1027+ words) The UK accused the Israeli government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband risked an international backlash by announcing sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements. Both Israel and the US have…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (460+ words) Kemi Badenoch has completed a reshuffle of her senior Tory team, sacking Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor and bringing a new generation of Conservative MPs into the shadow cabinet. The Conservative leader carried out the reshuffle of her inner…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (470+ words) Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, and Andrew Griffith, the new shadow chancellor (Ben Whitley/PA) Kemi Badenoch has replaced another member of her top team, ousting Sir Mel Stride as shadow chancellor and appointing Andrew Griffith in his place. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (794+ words) A housing minister has rejected suggestions that Andy Burnham has failed to his keep promises on council housing, as the Government unveiled a nearly £10 billion plan to boost “genuinely affordable homes”. The Prime Minister has pledged to carry out the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (411+ words) Young people are increasingly showing interest in “AI-proof” trade jobs while employers are placing more weight on interpersonal skills, bosses said. Jambu Palaniappan, chief executive of Checkatrade, said tradespeople were typically older, with a large proportion over the age of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1298+ words) Andy Burnham has urged Ukraine’s allies to send more interceptor missiles to Kyiv as Ukraine struggles under continued Russian bombardment. Chairing his first meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing”, the Prime Minister said the group was doing “everything…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (729+ words) A Kremlin adviser has suggested UK factories producing drones for Ukraine could come under attack from “unknown sources” after Britain agreed to share long-range missile blueprints with the war-torn country. Former deputy foreign minister for Russia Andrei Fedorov said he…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (411+ words) Did your phone suddenly make a scary noise recently? If you did, congratulations. You have now been warned by the state that you are not allowed to set fire to things. Some could argue that not starting dangerous fires is…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (533+ words) The fiscal squeeze facing new Chancellor John Healey ahead of his inaugural Budget has been laid bare as official figures showed government borrowing unexpectedly rose to £1.8 billion last month. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said government borrowing stood at…...