March 5, 2024 - British Today

It has been described as a millstone around the chancellor’s neck and the reason Conservative MPs could be disappointed by Jeremy Hunt’s budget on Wednesday if he spurns their demands...

A senior Labour frontbencher has placed a bet on live television that Rishi Sunak will call a general election in May. Jonathan Ashworth, a shadow Cabinet Office minister, put his...

British negotiators have flown to India in a last-ditch attempt to clinch a trade deal amid concerns that Narendra Modi’s administration intends to hold out for a Labour government. A...

Israel should craft a "credible" humanitarian plan before advancing further in southern Gaza, the US vice president has told one of its senior ministers. Kamala Harris also urged Israeli war...

An “incredibly vulnerable” girl held in a young offender institution was pinned down and stripped by an all-male group of officers on at least two occasions, a watchdog has discovered....

The UK spends less on low-carbon energy policy than any other major European economy, analysis has shown, despite evidence that such spending could lower household bills and increase economic growth...

Day: March 5, 2024

What are the UK’s ‘fiscal rules’ and why is the OBR under attack?

Labour frontbencher makes bet on live TV that election will take place in May

UK negotiators fly to India in last-ditch effort to seal free-trade deal

US vice president urges Israeli minister to ensure ‘credible’ humanitarian plan before advancing in Gaza

Girl at YOI Wetherby was twice stripped by male officers, watchdog says

UK spends least among major European economies on low-carbon energy policy, study shows

Elon Musk’s election talk sparked concern in swing state, emails reveal

U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has condition that makes counting bars ‘like climbing Everest’

Turkey has emerged as a winner in Syria but must now use its influence to help build peace

Labour plan for 1.5m new homes is not feasible, housebuilding firm says

Small boat crossings would be ‘thousands higher’ under the Tories, Yvette Cooper says

Foreign Office admits it does not know how much money has been spent on Chagos deal so far

Thousands of Syrians escape horrific conditions of besieged camp

Starmer seeks to relaunch premiership with new promise to crack down on crime

Home-working parents may be behind rise in school absence, Ofsted warns

CEO of Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group says budget felt like being ‘kicked in the face’

Brianna Ghey’s killer tries to have sentence reduced due to his ‘immaturity’

Prison population in England and Wales set to exceed 100,000 by 2029