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Civil servants claim they work less well when they are forced into the office three days a week, report reveals-Nhy

Civil servants claim they work less well when they are forced into the office three days a week, according to a new report. The survey by the trade union for Whitehall mandarins found that three-quarters of respondents believe the mandatory…

PETA protesters storm National Farmers’ Union conference to demand end to non-vegan government subsidies while farmers are already reeling from inheritance tax raid_Nhy

PETA protesters have stormed the National Farmers’ Union conference to call on the Government to support plant-based farming. Two eco-activists, wearing carrot masks, crashed the conference while NFU president Tom Bradshaw was giving a speech to members of the embattled…

Labour’s Andy Burnham condemns Trump for bringing ‘instability to the world’ – as mayor risks wrecking Starmer’s careful diplomacy ahead of White House visit_Nhy

Labour’s Andy Burnham has risked derailing Keir Starmer‘s delicate wooing of Donald Trump ahead of his White House trip. The Manchester Mayor swiped that the US president is bringing ‘instability’ to the world, condemning his ‘out of order’ stance on Ukraine. Alongside the comments in an interview with…

Police to crackdown on phone theft with new powers to enter buildings and seize stolen phones located via tracking apps_Nhy

Police are to get new powers to enter properties without a warrant if tracking apps such as ‘Find My Phone’ show stolen gadgets are inside. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the move was aimed at giving officers the ability to act swiftly…

Portraits of Winston Churchill have been pulled from the walls of Parliament ‘since Labour’s election victory’_Nhy

Portraits of Winston Churchill and other renowned British Prime Ministers have been taken down from the walls of Parliament following Labour‘s 2024 election win. After winning 412 seats in the House of Commons, Sir Keir Starmer and Labour returned to government for the…

Energy bills to rise again from April in bitter blow to millions of cash-strapped Brits – as Ofgem price cap rises to £1,849-a-year_Nhy

The energy bills of millions of households across Britain will rise by 6.4 per cent from April when Ofgem increases its price cap for a third consecutive quarter. The regulator said the average bill for households in England, Scotland and Wales on…

Greater Manchester Police couldn’t be bothered to investigate my little girl being raped by vile predators – so why are they knocking on a grandmother’s door over a Facebook post?_Nhy

The father of a grooming gang survivor has accused Greater Manchester Police of using ‘bullying tactics’ when they targeted a grandmother over a Facebook post. Marlon West, 51, labelled the force’s response as ‘appalling’ after they visited the home of Helen Jones over a harassment claim…

‘You can’t grow without food’: Business chiefs swing behind embattled farming sector amid growing outcry over Labour’s inheritance tax raid_Nhy

Britain’s biggest business lobby group will swing behind the embattled farming sector today, warning Labour: ‘You can’t grow without food.’ The message from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) comes amid an outcry from farmers about tax changes announced at Rachel Reeves’s Budget. CBI chief…

Labour’s Jonathan Reynolds apologises for describing himself as a solicitor – but Business Secretary says he doesn’t think the claims are a ‘huge deal’_Nhy

The Business Secretary has apologised for describing himself as a solicitor despite having never finished his training. Speaking for the first time since the solicitor’s watchdog said it would look into complaints against him, Jonathan Reynolds said he was sorry…

Attorney General’s shameful role in Chagos Islands’ fiasco sets a dangerous precedent – that the UK is prepared to have our sovereign rights eroded through lawfare_Nhy

The strategic significance of the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean can hardly be overstated. After all, Diego Garcia the largest of the islands, has been a crucial airbase for many decades. After the 9/11 attacks, it was from Diego Garcia that Nato planes…