New homes up by a third almost everywhere in 2025 as house building picks up pace
Only one area recorded a downturn in the number of new homes
Passports cannot be used to check biological sex says peer as Lords stands off with Government
A Conservative amendment to an upcoming bill ensures ‘biological sex data’ can be recorded in the future
Musk’s X ‘amplified Islamophobia, hate speech and disinformation’ in grooming gangs debate, damning report says
Report points to another social media trend: sexual violence was being weaponised, with entire communities blamed for individual crimes
Watch: Bulgarian spy ringleader denies any ‘James Bond activity’ in police interview
Orlin Roussev has been jailed for 10 years and eight months
May 2025 bank holiday benefits and pension payments dates
DWP will deliver payments on a different day than normal due to the bank holiday later this month
Counter-terror police probe suspected arson attacks on homes linked to Keir Starmer
Nobody was hurt in the fires, but the prime minister’s door was damaged
In numbers: New immigration rules could make UK citizenship harder to attain than US or Australian
The changes could make British citizenship among the toughest to acquire in the anglophone world, with a decade-long wait to…
Government defeated over copyright protections against AI models
A Bridget Jones director told peers that creatives could have their work used to train AI models without them knowing…
Despair at Starmer’s ‘divisive’ language as he clamps down on immigration
Backbench Labour MPs, unions and charities criticise the PM, who is urged to apologise for his ‘dangerous’ comments
No ‘third party involvement’ in deaths of residents at care home
A police investigation into three care home residents who died in one night has concluded – with one death deemed…