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Thinktank warns austerity drive at next month’s budget will further damage economyRishi Sunak’s government is hiding £28bn of “stealth cuts” to public services over the next five years, according to a report warning that a renewed austerity drive at ne…
Annual rise of £425bn smaller than in previous two years, says Savills as it predicts fall in house prices in 2023The total value of all homes across the UK has reached a record high of £8.7tn but rising mortgage costs are likely to lead to a dip in 20…
Robert Burns Ellisland Trust proposes to turn Ellisland Farm in Dumfries and Galloway into visitor attractionA charity has revealed its plans to save a barn built by the Scottish poet Robert Burns where he wrote some of his most famous works, including…
Now illegal for 16- and 17-year-olds to marry or enter a civil partnership, even with parental consentCampaigners have hailed a new law raising the legal age of marriage in England and Wales as a significant milestone in child protection.The Marriage a…
All-party group says there is extensive evidence that consuming pornography fuels sexual violenceAction must be taken against pornography to help end the “epidemic” of male violence against women and girls, according to a cross-party group of MPs.A sub…
Home Builders Federation warns planning policy changes will result in government meeting less than half its annual targetHousebuilding in England is due to fall to its lowest level since the second world war, according to an analysis by the Home Builde…
European Commission chief heading to Britain for ‘final talks’ over Northern Ireland protocolRishi Sunak is to hold a Brexit summit with the president of the European Commission on Monday to sign off a revised deal on the Northern Ireland protocol.In w…
Firm set for clash with investors over possible payout to Bernard Looney from three-year share award planBP is set for a clash with investors after it emerged the oil and gas group’s chief executive could be in line for a special bonus of up to £11.4m….
New rules also cover transgender women ‘with their male genitalia intact’, says Dominic RaabRules barring some transgender women from female prisons in England and Wales are to come into force on Monday, the justice secretary has announced.Dominic Raab…
Dance company project enables parents to find a community of likeminded people in the areaIt’s Friday afternoon and there’s a casting for a new show at Leeds Playhouse.Dancers are asked to do the usual light choreography and improvisation tasks, but un…