Health research and ‘levelling-up’ of transport outside London are among big-ticket items

‘We think we should follow the science,’ says shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves

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Exclusive: Poll shows widespread support for green spreading ahead of Rishi Sunak’s Budget

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Exclusive: Clean air groups write to expenses watchdog as investigation finds 116 MPs expensing anti-pollution charges

‘Her name was Agnes Wanjiru and we owe her a debt,’ says Labour MP Jess Phillips

Council waste contractors now offering sign-up bonus of £1,500 to recruit bin lorry drivers

Rule change comes just in time for half-term holidays

Sunak to announce number of skills boot camps in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and nuclear will quadruple

Britain is issuing a warning over talks to resolve post-Brexit trade troubles with the European Union

UK source says Brussels must give way ‘soon’ over role of European court or talks could collapse

Police are treating fire as ‘wilful’ and have urged people with information to come forward

Definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ likely to ‘evolve over time’, minister says

‘It’s always an amazing feeling seeing an animal we cared for be released successfully back into the wild’

Four people including two teenagers arrested over 23-year-old’s death

‘Value for this government is measured only in salaries earned,’ university head of history department says

Nottingham pub to be staffed by all-female team during weekly event

British Airways says issue at airport caused ‘some delays’ to baggage

The upstairs bar tried to go cash free: ‘People were kicking off, like “This is legal tender, take my money” – so we changed back and took their money’

Scientists told ministers to prepare plan B measures amid concerns vaccine rollout is ‘at risk of stalling’

Corporation has chance to ‘correct’ Brexit failures, claims select committee chief Julian Knight

Homelessness charity says it is ‘impossible for this funding to meet demand’

Early years sector chief says government well aware ‘existing structure is crumbling’

Culture secretary says government will review Online Safety Bill in light of Sir David Amess death

Far from being world leader, UK found to be ‘lagging behind six other leading nations on climate finance

‘They are zero-sum thinkers,’ says author of blockbuster Trump dossier

‘It is time now we take additional steps locally to prevent a winter crisis,’ says one local health official

The women got off the tube at Golders Green station

Lord Debden says agreement ‘completely at odds with everything the government has promised’