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Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell admits embezzling party funds

The court published 125 pages of documents detailing Murrell's purchases. The largest single transaction, in 2020, was £124,550 for a luxury motorhome, paid for...

Starmer ‘appalled’ by case of boys spared jail after raping teenage girls

Two of the convicted rapists are now aged 15, while the other is 14.One of the 15-year-olds was given a three-year YRO with 180...

Girl raped by boys spared jail tells BBC judge’s decision was like ‘rock in my face’

Responding to this interview, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it was "a harrowing and brave testimony"."The girls at the heart of this case...

‘Shameful’ more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says adviser Alan Milburn

Milburn's calculations are based on the amount spent on 16 to 24-year-olds taking part in core employment programmes funded by the Department for Work...

UK net migration needs to fall further, says Andy Burnham

The figure was at its lowest level since 2012, excluding the Covid pandemic.Burnham, the current Greater Manchester mayor, also said the government must "get...

Government borrowing in April hit highest level since Covid

The surge in energy prices since the beginning of the Iran war has prompted analysts to cut their growth predictions for the UK economy,...

Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield

Sir Keir's leadership was plunged into crisis last week, after dozens of Labour MPs called for him to stand down and Wes Streeting resigned...

Chris Mason: Rachel Reeves’ summer savings drive won’t stretch to energy bills

It sounds rather like the slogan from one of those breathless adverts for discounted sofas.The government is branding the announcements from the chancellor this...

Fuel duty freeze extended until the end of the year

Downing Street said the fuel duty freeze would cost £455m for the current tax year, with the PM's official spokesman saying the government had...

Starmer postpones 5p fuel duty increase for rest of the year – live updates

This could be a brutal half hour for Starmerpublished at 11:54 BST11:54 BSTBrian WheelerReporting from the House of Commons ...

HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains will be slower than first planned

Shadow transport minister Jerome Mayhew accepted the project had not gone to plan at the beginning."It is true that the early years of the...

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