UK energy suppliers are preparing to “wargame” emergency plans to avert blackouts this winter with warnings that low gas supplies could see power stations shut off. Government officials and sources at two power stations say they have been asked to review their plans to deal with threats of dangerously low supplies in order to prevent […]
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A number of factors are contributing to an upsurge in homeless figures. Private landlords have been issuing eviction notices to tenants many of whom are struggling to pay rent after pandemic payments ceased. The homelessness crisis may also be worsening, because landlords are asking tenants to leave before the government’s renters’ reform bill becomes law. […]
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Gordon Brown is demanding an emergency budget to address the “financial timebomb” that “will explode” in October and leave half of the UK’s population in fuel poverty, causing “a humanitarian crisis”. The former Labour prime minister said Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak must agree an emergency budget this week otherwise “parliament should be […]
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The Bank of England has raised interest rates by 0.5% to 1.75% and given a bleak warning that the UK faces a lengthy recession that will hit millions of the most vulnerable people hardest. UK interest rates are now at the highest level since January 2009 and today’s 0.5% hike is the steepest in 27 […]
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UK Parliament has ditched its TikTok account and deleted all content just a week after it launched, following China’s decision to sanction some MPs and peers. Downing Street and all UK politicians have been urged to do the same because of concerns over the app’s links to China. The @ukparliament account on TikTok was closed […]
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Home secretary Priti Patel will use the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham “as diplomatic cover” in her attempts to reach Rwanda-style deals with more African countries. A Home Office source said the Games “provide a platform for initial discussion” and meetings with delegations from Nigeria, Botswana, The Gambia and other countries are set to take place, […]
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Trade unions have warned the UK faces a general strike if Liz Truss goes ahead with plans to further curb workers rights to take industrial action. The caution came on another day of rail strikes in Britain and a new vote by rail unions to escalate industrial action this summer, while Labour leader Sir Keir […]
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French border officers are being blamed for the “critical incident” that has been declared by the gridlocked Port of Dover at the start of the busiest summer getaway in years. “Woefully inadequate” staffing by French Border officials at Dover port is cited by chief executive Doug Bannister who told the BBC they have been “badly […]
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Fire brigades have been battling fires on the UK’s hottest ever day as temperatures passed 40C for the first time in history. Scientists are warning Monday and Tuesday’s unprecedented temperatures are a “wake up call” for governments to tackle the climate crisis, calling the UK’s 40.3C record high a “grim milestone”. Major incidents have been […]
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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have withdrawn from the third Conservative leadership TV debate following concerns the clashes between rivals are damaging the party’s standing. Sky News has been forced to cancel the programme after announcing Sunak and Truss – two of the leading contenders to be the UK’s next prime minister – “do not […]
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