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Hundreds of social media accounts had to be shut down last year because they were being used inside prisons, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Investing in active travel will help the Government tackle congestion, improve public health and reduce damage to the environment
Donald Trump is said to be furious with Boris Johnson over the decision to award Huawei with the contract to build part of the UK’s 5G network, calling it a “betrayal”.
A senior Tory MP has condemned the "brutal" methods employed by Boris Johnson's top adviser.
Alain Tolhurst takes a sideways look at life in Westminster. This week, awkward times at the Brits, expensive sofas and MPs' holiday reading.
Britain could be forced to hand the Elgin Marbles back to Greece as part of the price for a post-Brexit trade deal, it has emerged.
Boris Johnson does not agree with senior Number 10 aides who want to force the BBC to scrap the licence fee, it has emerged.
The Prime Minister is facing a rebellion of backbench Tory MPs over plans to scrap the BBC licence fee.
Downing Street is reportedly ramping up its war with the BBC as it vows to scrap the television licence fee and make viewers pay a subscription instead.
Michael Dugher, Chief Executive of the Betting and Gaming Council has weclomed Oliver Dowden’s appointment as Secretary of State at DCMS.
Ofcom will be asked to police tech firms under government plans to crack down on harmful online content.
Labour should print its own “tabloid-style” free newspaper to hand out to commuters, according to Richard Burgon.
Racial bias in the media not only negates our messages and minimises our work as individuals, but leads to group think in news reports relevant to our society and democracy
Go-Ahead look forward to continuing to work with Ministers on the development of a sustainable transport policy.
Bus services and cycling routes are to receive a £5bn government boost as Boris Johnson sets about holding on to voters who switched to the Conservatives at the last election.
The Cairncross Review demands Government address the impact of platforms as mediators on the quality of the news, and the asymmetry of power between platform and publishers – when it comes to revenue, writes Baroness Kidron.
The Government will set itself on a fresh collision course with the BBC by taking the first steps towards decriminalising people who don’t pay their TV Licence.
Keir Starmer has called on the Government’s top civil servant to launch an urgent probe after journalists were excluded from a Number 10 briefing.
The new Chief Executive of the Betting and Gaming Council, Michael Dugher, writes that he is determined to drive big changes across the industry and help the Government deliver the most far-reaching package of reforms as part of their Review of the Gambling Act.
Ahead of the Chancellor's budget, James Lowman, Chief Executive of the Association of Convenience Stores, writes that a good place for the new Government to start boosting economic growth is by looking at convenience stores.
Dominic Cummings has established a "network of spies" to watch special advisers suspected of passing over information to journalists, it has been claimed.
Recent media reports suggested that betting companies had access to an educational database – the Learning Records Service – which includes the personal details of 28 million pupils aged 14 and above from state and private schools and colleges across the UK. The development was framed as one of the ‘biggest breaches of government data’.
Recent news over the FA Cup’s broadcasting agreement with gambling operators cast the industry into the public and political limelight. It prompted questions about the ‘gamblification of sport’, and whether any sport should only be available on betting websites.
A leaked internal report by Labour into the party’s dismal election performance last month has blamed it on Brexit and “unprecedented” media attacks on Jeremy Corbyn.