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The government wants councils to crush more vans used to fly-tip rubbish, as it announces a crackdown on the illegal dumping of waste. No...

The sugar tax currently imposed on soft drinks could be applied to milkshakes as the government seeks to crack down on rising obesity levels....

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A coalition between the Conservatives and Reform would be a “disaster for Britain”, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he defended his record on...

A former aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been spared jail after exposing himself to a teenage girl and following her. Samuel Gould...

NHS prescription charges in England will be frozen for the first time in three years, the government has announced. It means the cost of...

This week’s set of elections across England will be a series of firsts: it will be the first big ballot box test of Sir...

The Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman has “clarified” the 2010 Equality Act, Harriet Harman has said – as she urged...

Water regulators and the government have failed to provide a trusted and resilient industry at the same time as bills rise, the state spending...

Social media companies will be fined up to £60,000 each time a post relating to knife crime is not removed from their sites in...

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 Beth Rigby, Harriet Harman and Ruth Davidson discuss the UK Supreme...

Pepper spray will now be used in young offender institutions – where the rate of assaults on staff is 14 times higher than in...

Britain will not lower its standards or water down regulation in exchange for a trade deal with the US, the chancellor has confirmed. Rachel...

Plans for strike action were set to be drawn up by the UK’s largest teaching union when its executive met on Wednesday evening, Sky...

Sky News political editor and host of the Electoral Dysfunction podcast Beth Rigby shares her London Marathon journey… I used to say I was...

Can Reform UK turn votes into seats – and from there into power? How far do the Tories have to fall? How unpopular is...

It’s no great surprise that members of a Labour MPs’ LGBT+ WhatsApp group would be raising concerns about the impact of this week’s Supreme...

Unwary travellers returning from the EU risk having their sandwiches and local delicacies, such as cheese, confiscated as they enter the UK. The luggage...

Ed Miliband has accused Nigel Farage of peddling “nonsense and lies” about the government’s commitment to net zero, as the Reform UK leader said...