Asylum centres may be fast-tracked without approval of local planner...

The provision follows controversy about the planned use of barges and disused military bases to cope with the large number of migrants.

William’s Duchy of Cornwall ‘should be treated as private land’

The duchy should not get any ‘special treatment’ when it comes to planning law, Parliament heard.

Old Nasa satellite plunges to Earth over Sahara Desert

Nasa officials said they have received no reports of damage or injury so far from the re-entry.

UN chief challenges Joe Biden and other world leaders over climate e...

Antonio Guterres criticised ‘the major emitters’ of gases from burning fossil fuels that are heating the planet.

Twitter starts removing legacy blue ticks

Accounts will have to subscribe to Twitter Blue to keep their verification.

‘My blue tick has passed away’ – Twitter users react to removal of l...

Accounts will have to subscribe to Twitter Blue to keep their verification or be linked to a verified organisation.

‘My blue tick has passed away’: Twitter users mourn removal of legac...

Accounts will have to subscribe to Twitter Blue to keep their verification or be linked to a verified organisation.

Women report ‘negative experience’ using mesh removal scheme

A survey highlighted several issues faced by women trying to access the Complex Mesh Surgical Service.

MPs told of long wait before response to child eating disorders impr...

Claire Murdoch, NHS England’s national mental health lead, told MPs it will take at least two years for new guidance to be consistently implemented.

Muslims around world marking end of Ramadan

Ramadan sees worshippers fasting daily from dawn to sunset, ending with Eid al-Fitr celebrations.

Time to reform how complaints against ministers are handled, says un...

The FDA’s general secretary said allowing the PM to act as ‘judge and jury’ was not a suitable way of dealing with civil service allegations.

Sunak accused of ‘dithering’ as he delays decision over Raab’s fate

The Prime Minister received the report into whether his deputy bullied civil servants on Thursday morning.

More than 43,000 people dead by time ambulance arrived in 2022 – dat...

The figures for England were obtained through Freedom of Information requests submitted by the Liberal Democrats.

Ofsted chief inspector refuses to drop ‘one-word assessments’ for sc...

Amanda Spielman described the gradings, which range from ‘outstanding’ to ‘inadequate’, as ‘integral’ to the school system.

Mother accused of killing son, three, through fasting during Covid l...

Olabisi Abubakar is on trial over the death of her son Taiwo.

Girl, six, and parents shot over stray basketball, says neighbour

Jonathan Robertson said the attack happened after some children went to retrieve a basketball that had rolled into Robert Louis Singletary’s garden.

Education Secretary to meet family of headteacher who killed herself

Ruth Perry killed herself in January while awaiting an Ofsted report which downgraded her school.

Taoiseach says he expects Robert Watt to ‘fully’ implement secondmen...

‘Ultimately what matters is what government accepts, not what the civil service accepts,’ Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said.

BuzzFeed to close news division and cut 15% of all staff

Co-founder and chief executive Jonah Peretti said the company will now have one remaining news brand, HuffPost.

Peer found to have broken conduct rules over failure to declare inte...

Baroness Caroline Cox has agreed to apologise to the House of Lords following an investigation by the Standards Commissioner.