The Labour government made building 1.5 million new homes by 2029 one of its key policies
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Liverpool Pride back on after LGBTQ+ charity steps up
Liverpool Pride’s original organisers had cancelled its party and parade plans due to ‘significant financial and organisational challenges’
School children put in detention because parents can’t afford uniform
42 per cent of parents said school uniform was not more affordable this school year
Royal estate that funds King Charles and Prince William to review rents to NHS and schools
The royal estates receive millions of pounds from the NHS, the Ministries of Justice and Defence, and state schools
Matt Hancock defends Covid care home plan as ‘the least-worst decision’
A civil servant earlier this week described the toll as a ‘generational slaughter within care homes’
British trophy-hunters shoot dozens of endangered animals including elephants, bears, baboons and cheetahs
Joanna Lumley condemns UK’s ‘shameful’ role in loss of African wildlife
Eight arrested over conspiracy to destroy London’s Ulez cameras
The London arrests took place in Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northwood, Sutton and Eltham
Britain’s Starmer backs his Treasury chief after U-turns dent the government’s fiscal plans
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office says Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is secure in her job after a series of government U-turns dented her revenue-raising plans
Sought-after Jellycats targeted by criminal gangs in soft toy crimewave
With demand high for the 1,000-or-so Jellycat toys, independent shops are facing a wave of shoplifting incidents
MPs vote to support proscribing Palestine Action as terror group
Home secretary Yvette Cooper said ‘violence and serious criminal damage has no place in legitimate protest’ as she gears up to ban the group