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Keir Starmer issued devastating blow by House of Lords as PM backed into a corner

Peers in the House of Lords have forced Keir Starmer to accept a major amendment on a new AI bill or risk being defeated on the whole legislation. Lords have been battling for months to impose an...

New school uniform policy divides parents as petition to reverse decision launched

Pupils at Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley, Wigan (Image: Fred Longworth High School)It's a topic that has sparked heated debates across the country. Activists are rallying against proposals...

School forced to ban smartphones after 9,000 messages sent in one night

Lee Budd and son Jonnie Budd, 8, at Blackhorse Primary School (Image: SWNS)Children at Blackhorse Primary School in Bristol will no longer be allowed to bring smartphones to school after a debate...

White British people could be a minority in the UK within three decades, ministers warned

White British people could be a minority in the UK within three decades, a campaigner has warned.Lord Green of Deddington warned public services could be overwhelmed if net migration continues to...

School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too far

School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too far1 day agoAlex MaxiaBBC News, OsloShutterstockAfter 13 years of school, Selma Jenvin-Steinsvag and her classmate...

School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too far

School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too farJust nowAlex MaxiaBBC News, OsloShutterstockAfter 13 years of school, Selma Jenvin-Steinsvag and her classmate Aksel...

Travel to holiday hotspot 'a real risk' says former ambassador

Former British ambassador to Egypt, John Casson, has urged the Foreign Office to issue a warning against travel to Egypt, citing heightened risks for Brits in the wake of a UN ruling on the illegal...

Travel to holiday hotspot 'a real risk' says former ambassador

French MPs back law to allow assisted dying

French MPs back law to allow assisted dying8 minutes agoHugh SchofieldBBC News, Parisrikirennes/Getty ImagesFrench MPs have voted to allow some people in the last stages of a terminal illness the...

Mad Ed Miliband issues desperate ultimatum to Net Zero critics

Ed Miliband has pledged that the UK Government will fight opponents of his clean energy revolution “all the way” as he pursues Britain’s net zero future. The Secretary of State for Energy...

MPs to debate assisted dying bill again after major changes

MPs to debate assisted dying bill again after major changes46 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterHarry FarleyPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesMPs will debate a bill to legalise assisted dying...

Public funding for royals triples since 2012 because of Palace works

Public funding for royals triples since 2012 because of Palace works5 hours agoSean CoughlanRoyal correspondentPA MediaPublic funding for the Royal Household has tripled in real terms since 2012,...

Sir David Frost's son reveals broadcaster's favourite hobby that kept him from work

English journalist and broadcaster David Frost on the set of The Frost Programme in 1968 (Image: Popperfoto via Getty Images)Legendary interviewer Sir David Frost used to love nothing more than...

What Pope's speedy election says about Church's priorities

What Pope's speedy election says about Church's priorities9 hours agoAleem MaqboolReligion editorGetty ImagesThe fact that the conclave was over quickly suggests that from the outset, a significant...

Top Tory hails US trade deal as win for Brexit - not Keir Starmer

A Brexiteer has hailed the UK-US trade deal as an "unequivocal Brexit boon". Tory peer Daniel Hannan said the new pact with America and the India free trade deal announced earlier this week were...