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There's "Much More To Do" To Combat Misogyny In Schools, Says Minister

27 Nov Education

The Government has "much more to do" to tackle misogyny in schools, the minister for early education has said.

20 Nov Health

Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares

17 Nov Communities

Labour MP Says Men Should Remember How To Be "Gentlemen"

13 Nov Education

Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests

13 Nov Communities

Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties

12 Nov Education

Labour MP Warns Homeless Families Are Using Schools As "Support Hubs"

03 Nov Communities

Labour MP Says "Unneighbourly" Use Of Fireworks Is "Hugely Detrimental" To Vulnerable People And Pets

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Re-thinking our coastal towns and cities

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28 Nov Communities

Re-thinking our coastal towns and cities

Partnering to protect victims of domestic abuse

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25 Nov Communities

Partnering to protect victims of domestic abuse

13 Nov Communities

Tory support among Chinese and Hindu voters presents opportunity and risk for Kemi Badenoch

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Labour MP Criticises "Hypocritical" Disinterest In UK Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia

27 Nov Foreign affairs

Senior Tory Philip Hammond Says Calls To Cut Off Trade With China Are "Unrealistic"

26 Nov Defence

We must call off the Chagos Islands deal

27 Nov Foreign affairs

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13 Nov Communities

New Labour MP Peter Lamb: 'I’m too fat to have sharp elbows'

New Labour MP Peter Lamb talks to Sienna Rodgers about his fears over the Chagos deal, siding with the left on Gaza, and why all housing association properties should be nationalised

01 Nov Communities

New Labour MP vs MMA fighter: Grappling with ego

A new Labour MP is set to go up against a professional MMA fighter, all in the name of charity. Will Stone tells Tali Fraser about the battle ahead, and why he has a 20 per cent chance of coming out on top

28 Oct Communities

Peter Kyle: 'I don’t wake up thinking, "Today is the day I’m going to speak to Elon Musk"'

Ministers are banking on the AI revolution to drive everything from NHS reform to economic growth. Peter Kyle tells Tali Fraser about his efforts to keep the ‘Ferrari’ on the road. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

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04 May 2022 Environment

HFSS is an opportunity for real brand innovation

Coming into force from this October, new HFSS legislation is considered the most significant change to the food and drink industry in decades, but how can businesses use the upcoming milestones as an opportunity for brand innovation?

Nicola Pegg, Director of Research and Development at Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I (SBF GB&I) explains the journey the makers of Lucozade and Ribena have been on to reduce sugar in its much-loved drinks.

03 May 2022 Communities

Rent Strike: How low-income tenants face hard choices over how to make up housing benefit shortfalls

Tenants on low incomes in private housing face rent shortfalls of hundreds of pounds a year after the government froze housing benefit for a second year running, amounting to a real-terms benefit cut in most of England as living costs soar.

27 Apr 2022 Communities

Boris Johnson Says There Is "No Place" For Sexism In Parliament After Misogyny Complaints

Boris Johnson has said MPs should treat each other with "respect" after a row over a culture of sexism and misogyny in Parliament.

25 Apr 2022 Communities

Boris Johnson is a proven truth-twister. We can’t trust him with our elections

Straight out of University, Boris Johnson was dismissed from The Times for making up quotes, but far from a schoolboy error, lying became his modus operandi.

Veterans charity and police join forces to combat homelessness

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25 Apr 2022 Communities

Veterans charity and police join forces to combat homelessness

23 Apr 2022 Communities

A tour of the UK's cost of living crisis

Around Britain people are pinching the pennies as the cost of living crisis spirals. While there are common causes of pain, some areas are faring worse than others, and many face unique challenges due to their geography, demography, or a combination of the two. Here, six MPs explain what the crisis looks like in their constituencies. Interviews by Georgina Bailey.

23 Apr 2022 Communities

Ukrainian Refugees Facing Homelessness Are Abandoning The UK's "Shambolic" Visa Scheme

Desperate Ukrainian refugees say they are facing homelessness after some have been left waiting over a month for Home Office approval to travel to the UK.

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21 Apr 2022 Environment

RIA Northern Ireland publishes rail manifesto ahead of Stormont Elections

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) Northern Ireland has published its manifesto for rail ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in May

Later life matters: The case for an Older People’s Commissioner for England

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20 Apr 2022 Health

Later life matters: The case for an Older People’s Commissioner for England

The State of Ageing 2022, a new comprehensive review of public data by the Centre for Ageing Better, shines a light on people’s worsening experiences of growing older in England and strengthens calls for an Older People’s Commissioner.

Civilised societies don’t betray animals, say leading charities

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19 Apr 2022 Environment

Civilised societies don’t betray animals, say leading charities

“…High standards of animal welfare are one of the hallmarks of a civilised society…they have never been more important”, wrote George Eustice, Secretary of State for the Environment last year.

Cost of living rises are creating a cyclical process for those in need, says leading Charity

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14 Apr 2022 Communities

Cost of living rises are creating a cyclical process for those in need, says leading Charity

Veterans Aid remained fully operational throughout the pandemic – but it was a challenge. CEO of the charity, Dr Hugh Milroy, is concerned that the recent staggering hike in utility costs is set to present frontline organisations with even bigger problems – with potentially catastrophic consequences.