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Pat McFadden says U-turn will change calculations, as IFS says tax rises in autumn look increasingly likelyUK politics live – latest updatesThere will be “a cost” to the government’s climbdown on welfare changes at the budget, one of Keir Starmer’s sen…
In today’s newsletter: After frantic late negotiations, the government’s welfare overhaul has passed – now saving almost none of the money that the government said was crucial to its successGood morning. To his loveless landslide, Keir Starmer can now…
Cases of cervical cancer among older people rising globally as research finds over-65s more likely to have HPV infections than younger womenRoutine cervical screening should be offered to women aged 65 and over as they are still at heightened risk of c…
Rebel Labour MP finally won over by late promise to shelve plans for deep cuts to personal independence payments UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has been forced to abandon the central plank of his welfare bill to get it past its first Com…
PM makes final attempt to get bill over the line – with Pip cuts planned for 2026 now shelved until after reviewUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has offered Labour backbenchers a major concession over disability benefits in a last-ditch at…
Rise in number of babies born to men over 60 a factor in small rise in birthrate, shows ONS dataAn increase in babies born to fathers over 60 helped trigger the first increase in the number of births in England and Wales since 2021.Data from the Office…
NGO says rise in interventions has only increased danger as new data shows at least 15 children died in transit last yearChildren and babies coming to the UK on small boats from northern France have been teargassed and subjected to tactics such as the …
Ryland Headley sentenced to minimum of 20 years after what is thought to be oldest cold case solved in modern English policing history A 92-year-old man has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years after being convicted of the rape and murder of…
MPs vote through welfare bill by 335 votes to 260 after rebel amendment to kill off bill defeated easily after concession over planned Pip cutsCompass, the leftwing group urging Labour to be more pluralistic, has put out a statement condemning the UC a…
Health ombudsman says number of last-resort investigations into care in England up two-thirds in four yearsThe NHS has repeatedly failed in its diagnosis and care of stroke patients, England’s health ombudsman has said.According to the World Stroke Ass…