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PM picked ‘wrong Chancellor and wrong priorities’, claims Badenoch

PM picked ‘wrong Chancellor and wrong priorities’, claims Badenoch

PM picked ‘wrong Chancellor and wrong priorities’, claims Badenoch

11 June 2025

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of appearing at the despatch box ‘all puffed up and self-righteous’.


Government to end use of hotels for asylum seekers – Chancellor

Government to end use of hotels for asylum seekers – Chancellor

Government to end use of hotels for asylum seekers – Chancellor

11 June 2025

Rachel Reeves set out how funding will be provided to cut the asylum backlog and save taxpayers billions of pounds.


PM ‘utterly condemns’ second night of violence after 17 officers injured in NI

PM ‘utterly condemns’ second night of violence after 17 officers injured in NI

PM ‘utterly condemns’ second night of violence after 17 officers injured in NI

11 June 2025

Stormont ministers have made an urgent appeal for calm.


Reeves sets out spending review as Labour government ‘moves to new phase’

Reeves sets out spending review as Labour government ‘moves to new phase’

Reeves sets out spending review as Labour government ‘moves to new phase’

11 June 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out how she will allocate funds across Whitehall over the coming years.


Retired banker reaches Scotland after running 50 marathons along the coast

Retired banker reaches Scotland after running 50 marathons along the coast

Retired banker reaches Scotland after running 50 marathons along the coast

11 June 2025

Steve James has reached Scotland which marks the quarter-point of his goal to run 200 marathons in 200 days.


84 inquiries for projects at Grangemouth received by Government, MSPs told

84 inquiries for projects at Grangemouth received by Government, MSPs told

84 inquiries for projects at Grangemouth received by Government, MSPs told

11 June 2025

A number of approaches, a Holyrood committee heard, could begin in the next ‘three to four years’.


Raymond Blanc hails work in hospitality during careers fair at Dumfries House

Raymond Blanc hails work in hospitality during careers fair at Dumfries House

Raymond Blanc hails work in hospitality during careers fair at Dumfries House

11 June 2025

The chef spoke to 250 pupils from 16 schools at the event.


Fuller’s hiked pint prices after staff costs soared

Fuller’s hiked pint prices after staff costs soared

Fuller’s hiked pint prices after staff costs soared

11 June 2025

Fuller, Smith & Turner raised prices at the end of March in response to the Chancellor’s tax raid in last October’s Budget.


Police in NI operating at ‘downright dangerous’ level, federation warns

Police in NI operating at ‘downright dangerous’ level, federation warns

Police in NI operating at ‘downright dangerous’ level, federation warns

11 June 2025

The Police Federation for Northern Ireland said the need to bring in policing support from elsewhere in the UK had moved a step closer.


Heat-health alert issued with temperatures forecast to hit 30C

Heat-health alert issued with temperatures forecast to hit 30C

Heat-health alert issued with temperatures forecast to hit 30C

11 June 2025

A yellow alert means there could be an increased use of healthcare services.


Average house prices ‘have doubled in some UK locations over past 20 years’

Average house prices ‘have doubled in some UK locations over past 20 years’

Average house prices ‘have doubled in some UK locations over past 20 years’

11 June 2025

Zoopla has revealed the hot and cold spots for house price growth over the past two decades.


Call to cap car bonnet heights as SUVs present ‘growing threat to public safety’

Call to cap car bonnet heights as SUVs present ‘growing threat to public safety’

Call to cap car bonnet heights as SUVs present ‘growing threat to public safety’

11 June 2025

A think tank said UK drivers bought a disproportionately large amount of new cars with high bonnets.


Chagossians want sovereignty deal to go ahead, says Mauritius legal adviser

Chagossians want sovereignty deal to go ahead, says Mauritius legal adviser

Chagossians want sovereignty deal to go ahead, says Mauritius legal adviser

11 June 2025

A panel of UN experts urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to abandon the agreement reached with Mauritius last month and negotiate a new one.


Sting says governments ‘wilfully’ neglected North East

Sting says governments ‘wilfully’ neglected North East

Sting says governments ‘wilfully’ neglected North East

11 June 2025

The former Police frontman said the region’s significant historical contribution to national life had been ignored.


Douglas Ross convenes Education Committee from Caribbean

Douglas Ross convenes Education Committee from Caribbean

Douglas Ross convenes Education Committee from Caribbean

11 June 2025

The former Scottish Conservative leader faced calls to leave as some committee members branded his virtual attendance ‘farcical’.


Last Falklands era warship given ‘respectful farewell’ as it heads to scrapyard

Last Falklands era warship given ‘respectful farewell’ as it heads to scrapyard

Last Falklands era warship given ‘respectful farewell’ as it heads to scrapyard

11 June 2025

Type 82 destroyer HMS Bristol was decommissioned nearly five years ago.


Stormont ministers make joint appeal for end to violence in Ballymena

Stormont ministers make joint appeal for end to violence in Ballymena

Stormont ministers make joint appeal for end to violence in Ballymena

11 June 2025

Seventeen police officers were injured following a second night of sustained violence in Ballymena on Tuesday.


Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement

Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement

Migrants cross English Channel ahead of spending review announcement

11 June 2025

New arrivals wearing life jackets were brought to shore in a Border Force boat in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday.


Two women dead after road crash in Moray

Two women dead after road crash in Moray

Two women dead after road crash in Moray

11 June 2025

Police are appealing for information following the incident on the A98 near Enzie.


Holidaymakers swapping traditional European hotspots for north Africa

Holidaymakers swapping traditional European hotspots for north Africa

Holidaymakers swapping traditional European hotspots for north Africa

11 June 2025

Experts say many people are being drawn to the region by its wide availability of high-quality but afforable hotels.


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