Every year, health leaders in England publish national planning guidance for the NHS, which sets out the key priorities for hospitals and community services. Last year some 32 goals were set but reports suggest that this year the number of targets could be reduced.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to “fundamental change” in how the British state protects citizens.

In a flurry of posts on his social platform X, the billionaire has taken aim at senior UK Labour figures, claiming prime minister Keir Starmer was "deeply complicit ... groups was “endemic” across England and Wales. The report sets out 20 recommended ...

ANALYSIS: Prime Minister visibly irritated as Tory leader accuses him of 'vandalising' education in hard-hitting PMQs attack

Six months after a teenage attacker stabbed three girls to death at a children’s dance class in England, new details about his background have sparked questions about how authorities repeatedly failed to spot the threat he posed.

Michael Saunders, a former member of the BoE's monetary policy committee which sets interest rates, said the latest inflation figure would be "some help" in trying to ease some of the worries over the UK economy - more on that in our next post.

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash after Tulip Siddiq's resignation and inflation fall - PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister

The Treasury has ordered departments to find efficiency savings of 5% but it is feared that the rising cost of borrowing could mean cuts go even deeper. Ms Reeves has said she is determined to get borrowing down and also to avoid further tax hikes, suggesting cuts may be the only option left in order to balance the books.

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Starmer’s poor political instincts are often explained by his background in the law and the Crown Prosecution Service. The same is said of Rachel Reeves and the Bank of England. But this argument does not quite work because Tony Blair, far and away the most formidable British politician this century, was likewise a lawyer.

In a post on X, leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch welcomed Keir Starmer's announcement of a public inquiry - but said "Labour must not use it to hide behind their own failings". "There remain serious questions about the transparency of government information at the time of the unrest that followed these horrific killings," Badenoch wrote.

Some 52 engineers from England had been scheduled to arrive ... Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke with First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly on ...