More action promised after police attend fewer than one in four shoplifting incidents
The policing minister has said she wants forces "to do far more" to tackle shoplifting after figures obtained by Sky...
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Hospices in England to receive extra £100m – but govt will not say if it covers tax hike
Hospices in England will receive an extra £100m to improve buildings, equipment and accommodation, the government has said.The government announced...
Starmer’s pre-Christmas grilling?
👉Listen to Politics At Jack And Sam's on your podcast app👈Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack...
A deadly thread runs through Sara Sharif case – and the government’s knee-jerk response misses it
Listening to the sentencing in the Sara Sharif trial, it's hard not to be gripped with anger and disbelief. Every detail...
£1bn funding boost for councils to tackle homelessness
Councils will receive a cash injection of nearly £1bn next year to tackle homelessness in England, Angela Rayner has announced.The...
Is Rachel Reeves playing fast and loose with inflation?
Rachel Reeves has repeatedly told us that Labour will not play "fast and loose" with the public finances but is...
Rachel Reeves says most Waspi women knew pension age was changing so compensation not needed
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said most Waspi women knew the state pension age was changing so it was not "the...
What is a Waspi woman and what happened to them?
The Labour government is facing backlash after refusing to pay compensation to women who were affected by the rise in...
Council tax to rise to pay for 3.5% police force funding increase
Council tax bills are set to rise to pay for a 3.5% real terms increase in funding for police forces...
Sir Keir Starmer defends China policy after spy scandal
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "concerned" about the challenge China poses in his first comments on an alleged...
David Cameron and George Osborne made ‘massive mistake’ in courting China, says Iain Duncan Smith
David Cameron and George Osborne made a "massive mistake" in courting China from 2010 to 2016, Sir Iain Duncan Smith...
Former first minister Humza Yousaf to step down as MSP in 2026
Former first minister Humza Yousaf has announced he will not run for re-election at the 2026 Holyrood election.The ex-SNP leader...
Seven asylum hotels to close in the new year
Seven asylum hotels will close in the new year, the home secretary has said.Yvette Cooper told the Home Affairs Select...
Government to spend £6bn buying back thousands of military homes
The government will spend almost £6bn buying back thousands of military homes into public ownership.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will...
Scottish government to ban WhatsApp on official devices
Scottish government ministers and staff are to be banned from using informal mobile messaging apps - including WhatsApp - on...
A deadly thread runs through Sara Sharif case – and the government’s knee-jerk response misses it
Listening to the sentencing in the Sara Sharif trial, it's hard not to be gripped with anger and disbelief. Every detail...
Nigel Farage meets Elon Musk and JD Vance at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
Nigel Farage and his party treasurer have met with Elon Musk at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort for the first time...
Compensating Waspi women would ‘burden’ the taxpayer, Sir Keir Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer has defended a decision not to compensate women affected by changes to their retirement age - saying...
Alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo says he ‘did nothing wrong’ as he issues statement over links to Prince Andrew
The alleged Chinese spy with links to Prince Andrew has said he did "nothing wrong or unlawful" - as he...
Victoria Thomas Bowen avoids jail after throwing milkshake at Nigel Farage in Clacton during election campaign
A woman has avoided jail after throwing a milkshake at Nigel Farage during his general election campaign in Clacton-on-Sea.Victoria Thomas...
