PM launches consultation on personal independence payment amid ‘spiralling’ disability welfare bill Rishi Sunak has announced fresh curbs on disability benefits, saying he wants to …
Low-traffic neighbourhoods and fines also face clampdown under plans condemned by active travel groups Rishi Sunak has pledged to end “anti-car measures” as he set …
Chancellor delivers autumn statement as he blames global factors for economic crisis Autumn statement 2022: key points at a glancePolitics live: latest news and reaction …
Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s new iPhone have walked out of their factory to avoid COVID-19 curbs after some coworkers were quarantined following a virus …
European Commission proposes mechanism to cap “excessive and volatile” gas price moves, and to let member countries start jointly buying gas Today’s bond market stability …
HMRC says drop for 2020-21 financial year coincided with ‘substantial reduction in international aviation’ The number of super-rich people who live in the UK but …
Leadership contender says he will close 30 Mandarin teaching programmes to restrain Beijing’s soft power China is the biggest long-term threat to Britain, Rishi Sunak …
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other top officials have discussed revising stringent anti-epidemic restrictions as they maintain a widely disputed claim that the …
New infections raise concern about how long a return to normal life might last under China’s uncompromising ‘zero Covid’ policy after the lockdown is finally …
Government to announce new offences to stop protesters from ‘locking on’ to infrastructure Boris Johnson’s government will force through police powers to prevent disruptive yet …
The Japanese government will place Tokyo and a dozen other areas under new restrictions for COVID-19 effective Friday, allowing local leaders to shorten hours for …
Peers rejected measures in police, crime, sentencing and courts bill targeted at activists Today’s politics news – live updates Controversial measures including police powers to …
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says “a basic agreement” has been reached with the U.S. on banning the U.S. military from leaving base grounds, a …
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to further bolster his military capability, maintain draconian anti-virus measures and push hard to improve the economy …
Hospitals prepare for patient ‘super-surge’ as effects of rapid Omicron spread remain uncertain Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson must …
Boris Johnson likely to face pushback if he decides latest hospital data shows need to tighten restrictions Cabinet ministers remain sceptical of further Covid curbs …
Health secretary expected to announce whether social mixing will be curtailed over festive period Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The health …
Health secretary speaks as scientists warn hospitalisations could peak at 3,000-10,000 a day if no action taken Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus …
Mark Drakeford defends return to nightclub closures and office social distancing from 27 December Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nightclubs in …
Grant Shapps says stricter measures would necessitate recall, amid disquiet in wake of Tory rebellion Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Any …
Deputy prime minister offers reassurance over gatherings as government faces record rebellion Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Further Covid restrictions between …
Australian officials are racing to conduct further tests on passengers arriving from southern Africa who tested positive for COVID-19 to determine if they are carrying …