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King cancels engagements after 'temporary side effects' from cancer treatment
The King has cancelled today's engagements due to "temporary side effects" from his cancer treatment.
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Government won't rule out shortening sentences of violent offenders to free up prison space as it opens new jail
The justice secretary has not ruled out shortening the sentences of violent offenders in a drive to create more space in an over-stretched prison system.
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Port giant DP World 'discredited' by former minister despite £1bn investment in London Gateway
The chairman of P&O Ferries' parent company DP World has told Sky News he went ahead with a £1bn investment in the UK despite feeling "discredited" by criticism from a cabinet minister.
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Mother of girl operated on 17 times by now-suspended surgeon fears she may never walk again
The mother of a young girl operated on 17 times by a now-suspended surgeon has told Sky News she's "angry and so upset" and fears her daughter may never walk again.
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Children facing housing insecurity less likely to pass GCSEs, research shows
With record numbers of children in England now in insecure temporary housing, the commissioner warns that poor educational prospects could leave a generation of disadvantaged children "trapped" in poverty.
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Clocks go forward this weekend - but should daylight savings be scrapped?
The clocks go forward this Sunday, marking the beginning of the daylight saving period.
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What Labour is doing to keep the welfare rebels quiet
Government whips will be overestimating the number of Labour rebels over welfare cuts as a form of "expectation management", Dame Harriet Harman has said.
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PM unveils £2bn transport boost to stop North being 'held ransom' by outdated system
Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled what he says is a major transport boost to stop the North being "held to ransom" by a Victorian-era system.
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'Child poverty will increase for first time under Labour and it's paving way for Reform', Corbyn warns Starmer
Child poverty is set to increase under a Labour government for the first time in history and an "alternative path" is needed to stop the rise of Reform UK, Sir Keir Starmer has been warned.
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'Disgraceful' amount of sewage still being dumped in English rivers, says environment secretary
The amount of sewage being dumped into English rivers remains "disgraceful", despite improved monitoring, supposed investment by water companies and threats of penalties from government, the latest data reveals.
