Is time up for backyard fireworks? UK ministers weigh partial ban over noise concerns
Consultation follows growing calls from campaigners, vets and National Farmers’ Union for tighter regulationAs the nights draw in, the season of spark...
Local devolution decisions rest solely with Scotland and Wales, first ministers tell Burnham
John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth say devolving power further is up to Holyrood and Senedd – not WestminsterScotland and Wales’s first ministers have ...
Mahmood infuriates fellow ministers by failing to reveal impact of UK migration shake-up
Home secretary’s colleagues fear homelessness will rise as a result of changes to the asylum systemShabana Mahmood has infuriated ministerial colleagu...
Bullet left on Victorian Labor minister’s car with ‘RAT’ etched on to it
Paul Edbrooke says he fears for family’s safety amid heightened concerns for MPs after alleged attack on Helen HainesGet our breaking news email, free...
Macron refuses minister’s resignation after huge protests rock France – Europe live
Interior minister Laurent Nuñez should stay to ensure chain of command with police and security forces, says presidentMacron criticises ‘unbridled vio...
Ministers must be honest about Russian threat to UK, says former Foreign Office head
Peter Ricketts called for more resilience in protecting banking, energy and water systems from cyber-assaultsMinisters need to be honest with the Brit...
Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
Exclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources sayMinisters are preparing to slash the...
French students vow to continue protests, saying ministers’ pledges not enough
Schools blockaded again across country as teenagers and teachers demand more investment and ‘concrete measures’ to improve conditionsEurope live – lat...
‘He persuaded us’: Labour ministers moved by Andy Burnham’s emotional conference speech
Prime minister’s pure political argument marks new era for party as he sets out his plans and prioritiesThe hottest ticket at Labour conference – afte...
Two former Hungarian ministers detained over suspected bribery and misuse of public funds
Ministers from Viktor Orbán’s former far-right government arrested after MPs vote to lift their immunityTwo ministers in Viktor Orbán’s former far-rig...
MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds
Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company Andy Burnham is under further pressure to tak...
Find a credible plan for British Steel, ministers told as ‘startling’ costs soar
Government spending watchdog warns of price of keeping publicly owned firm in businessLabour has been urged to lay out a credible plan for the future ...
Union claims victory as ministers agree to fully fund pay rise for teachers in England
National Education Union welcomes news that schools will not have to partly fund increase from their own budgetsThe UK’s biggest education union is cl...
Westminster’s time is ‘coming to an end’, say first ministers of UK’s Celtic nations
Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for ‘constitutional change’ at summitWestminster’s time is “coming to an...
