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Osborne says the scheme, which closes Friday, ‘helped hundreds of thousands of families’, but critics argue it was ‘only a gimmick’George Osborne’s Help to Buy scheme officially shuts this Friday, a little over a decade after the then chancellor launch…
Inspectors say ‘deeply troubling’ behaviour found at fire and rescue services across England may be ‘tip of the iceberg’Every fire brigade in England is plagued with bullying, harassment and discrimination complaints, a damning report has found, and of…
Party leader says Labour would use windfall tax profits to stop rises in England, as local election campaign beginsPolitics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has pledged to use an extended windfall tax to freeze council tax for one year as Labour kicke…
Welfare secretary says he will not appeal against ruling ordering DWP to release studyMinisters have backed down over a refusal to publish “sensitive” internal government research into the effectiveness of benefit sanctions that has been kept under wra…
Patchiness and exemptions of anti-vilification laws based on gender and sexuality leave queer community vulnerable, advocate saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLGBTQ+ advocates are calling for stronger legal pr…
Bereaved families and unions criticise ‘extraordinarily short’ hearing on Welsh government’s responsePolitics live – latest updatesBereaved families have strongly criticised a proposal by the UK Covid-19 inquiry to set aside only three weeks for its pu…
Chancellor tells MPs that high level of inflation means Treasury support is necessary to avoid cutting frontline servicesJeremy Hunt has pledged to find additional money to help fund public sector pay deals after admitting that Britain’s high level of …
India’s patent office turns down bedaquiline extension to Johnson & Johnson, clearing the way for generic versionsPeople with drug-resistant tuberculosis in India could soon have access to critical medication at a far lower cost after the authoriti…
Leader of BMA says findings are ‘damning indictment’ of the Tories’ handling of the health serviceSatisfaction with the NHS has plummeted to a record low of just 29% amid intense public frustration with long waits for care, understaffing and lack of go…
In bid to reduce nuisance behaviour ads will be triggered if people search online for terms such as ‘stag party Amsterdam’The city of Amsterdam is geo-targeting a campaign to tell young British men wanting a “messy” weekend to stay away.Research has su…