‘It’s very personal to me’: Darren Jones on his £500m plan to fight child poverty Treasury chief secretary says he wants to emulate New Labour support for community groups that changed his life
‘Serious incident’ at Southend airport after small plane crashes Emergency services at the scene after Beechcraft B200 aircraft involved in collision at about 4pm on Sunday
Charlotte Church joins unions and campaigners in opposing ban on Palestine Action Letter calls group’s proscription under anti-terrorism laws ‘major assault on our freedoms’
Family pay tribute to boy who died after going missing in West Midlands lake Relatives describe Daniel Drewitt, 16, as a handsome, funny and talented boy with a beautiful spirit
Lord Blair of Boughton obituary Former commissioner of the Metropolitan police who was at the helm during the 7/7 terror attacks in London and the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
UK government announces £63m funding for EV charging infrastructure Transport secretary promises to make buying electric cars ‘easier and cheaper’ as £700m subsidy package prepared
Wes Streeting to meet BMA as public support collapses for resident doctor strikes Exclusive: polling shows strong approval by voters for strikes has halved from 52% a year ago to 26%
Why Labour should target happiness alongside economic growth With the UK still shaking off the psychological side-effects of Covid, Rachel Reeves might want to broaden her aims
Most people in France, Germany, Italy and Spain would support UK rejoining EU, poll finds YouGov survey suggests majority support idea of Britain returning to bloc – but not on same terms it once enjoyed
‘Shameful’ that black boys in London more likely to die by 18 than white boys, says Met chief Mark Rowley says historically ‘policing has got a lot wrong’ in black communities but ‘we get a lot more right today’