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Young people in UK hit by ‘low-gear economy’, warns Bank of England deputy
Exclusive: Iran war has fuelled energy price rise and clouded outlook, driving up unemployment, says Clare Lombardelli Young people in Britain are bearing the brunt of a “low-gear economy” as employer
Hundreds more offenders to leave jail on Tuesday
At least 1,350 offenders have been released from jail early under the scheme so far.
Phones to be banned from pupils' bags or pockets under stricter rules for schools in England
The government says it is strengthening its guidance for schools in England, which came into force in June.
How Medicaid affected one California House race
A Republican in California's Central Valley fended off challengers for years. But his district had a lot of people on Medicaid, and he lost by a large margin this time.
Swing voters in swing states weigh the effect of the midterm results
These swing voters in swing states didn't all vote for Democrats, but they are all hoping for results and lower prices.
Stephen Miller is now chief of staff. What does that mean for Trump?
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Chris Whipple, an expert on White House chiefs of staff who has written extensively about Susie Wiles, about Trump's appointment of Stephen Miller.
Thomas Massie files articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
The articles accuse Hegseth of "high crimes and misdemeanors," including for waging war against Iran in violation of the War Powers Resolution.
Mahmood’s ICE-style immigration raid agency accused of ‘fishing expeditions’
Exclusive: Almost two-thirds of visits lead to no arrests and nearly three-quarters are conducted without a warrant Shabana Mahmood’s ICE-style raid agency has been accused of engaging in “fishing exp
Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records
Exclusive: WhatsApp messages show firm pressuring Zubir Ahmed MP to help bring sensitive data into its platform UK politics live – latest updates Palantir lobbied a health minister to consider extendi
Reform UK councillor in Sunderland handed community order after racist ‘joke’ about Nigerians
Glenn Gibbins sentenced to 150-hours of unpaid work by South Tyneside magistrates over 2024 Facebook post A Reform party councillor who claimed racist comments about Nigerians were no more than a “bit
Labour’s Brexit red lines ready for ‘dignified retirement’, says their co-author
Exclusive: MP Chris Ward believes ditching pledges and forming closer ties with EU would protect it from global threats One of the architects of Keir Stamer’s Brexit red lines has called for Andy Burn
‘Black English’ and ‘Asian English’ should be census options, MPs say
Exclusive: Cross-party call for ethnicity options to be broadened beyond ‘English’ being only within ‘White’ category Britons should be able to define themselves as both Black and English, according t
Cop31: will Andy Burnham choose climate or cost of living? – podcast
This week the British prime minister will join world leaders in Turkey for the Cop31 summit. But he may raise some eyebrows as it looks like domestically he is prioritising the cost of living over tac
Action on energy costs is my overriding aim, says Fahnbulleh
The energy secretary says reducing bills is key to maintaining public support for climate action.
Man jailed over racist Badenoch death threats
Kieran Kyle sent emails to the Tory party leader in which he made racist references, a court hears.
After midterm losses, Trump makes changes to his inner circle
President Trump is shaking up his closest advisers after Democrats made huge gains in the midterm elections.
Thames Water asks creditors for more time to help repay £20bn debt pile
Troubled utility lobbies for deadline on part of the debt to be extended to March 2028 Thames Water has asked its creditors for more time to pay back billions of pounds in debt, as the water company s
Polanski says Labour has ‘shocking record’ on climate issues as ministers expected to cut EV targets for car industry – UK politics live
Louise Haigh is expected to agree to cut a target for EV sales by about a quarter Here is an article by Fiona Harvey and Jasper Jolly published last month on what the consequences would be if the gove