Reform councillors accused of ‘rash promises’ as council tax rises loom

Warwickshire board says maximum 5% tax rise needed for financial viability despite election promise to cut costs

Met officers must tell bosses if they are Freemasons, force announces

Move comes amid fears that requirement for Freemasons to ‘protect each other’ could lead to corruption

Dulwich college head responds to claims of teenage racism by Nigel Farage

Robert Milne says he recognises the ‘seriousness of the behaviours described in the media’

Fife nurse to appeal against ‘hugely problematic’ trans changing room ruling

Sandie Peggie won harassment claim but tribunal dismissed claims of discrimination and victimisation

UK politics: No 10 brushes off claims Streeting’s criticism of ‘technocratic approach’ refers to Starmer –as it happened

Health secretary admitted to being ‘frustrated’ with approach to governing in interview

First trains to join Manchester’s Bee Network by end of 2026

Andy Burnham unveils next step in transport system, allowing contactless travel with fares capped across trains, buses and trams

Trump wants to destabilise European democracy. Where on earth is parliament?

You’d think MPs would be lining up to decry the US president’s support for far-right nationalists. Instead, only backbenchers and a few junior ministers bothered to turn up

US engaging in ‘extreme rightwing tropes’ reminiscent of 1930s, British MPs warn

House of Commons calls on Keir Starmer to condemn Donald Trump’s ‘interference’ in European politics

Police seeking four men after ‘high-value burglary’ from Bristol Museum

Detectives release images of group after more than 600 items were taken from a storage facility in September

Church of England reviewing complaint against incoming archbishop of Canterbury

Sarah Mullally accused of mishandling abuse complaint against priest in London, where she serves as bishop