Sturgeon says she prefers Labour to Tories but criticises Starmer’s rule

Read More Nicola Sturgeon has said she would prefer a Labour government in London to the Tories but accused Keir Starmer of failing to offer a truly radical alternative. The first minister said Labour would clearly do a better job at Westminster than Liz Truss’s Conservatives, even though Starmer had “thrown in the towel” on […]

Max Verstappen retains F1 title amid chaos and controversy at Japanese GP

Read More Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull, securing his second Formula One world championship in the process. Sergio P?rez, his teammate, came second on the day and third overall, while Charles Leclerc of Ferrari finished third in the race and second over the season. Esteban Ocon was fourth for Alpine […]

Truss and Kwarteng will face fury of Tory MPs in week of crisis meetings

Read More The prime minister, Liz Truss, and the chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, will face the wrath of Tory MPs at a succession of crisis meetings in parliament this week as their high-risk economic policies hit their poll ratings and spread panic in all wings of the party. After a turbulent first five weeks at No […]

Older people at risk from overcharging and mis-selling ‘scandal’

Read More Elderly and vulnerable customers are being routinely overcharged by utility and insurance firms in a hidden scandal highlighted today by one of the country’s senior financial services executives. Unfair practices are putting them at risk of being unable to afford food and heating, he warns. Michael Donald, a former director of Visa UK, […]

Teaching assistants quitting schools for supermarkets because of ‘joke’ wages

Read More Headteachers across the country say they cannot fill vital teaching assistant vacancies and that support staff are taking second jobs in supermarkets to survive because their wages are “just a joke”. Schools are reporting that increasing numbers of teaching assistants are leaving because they will not be able to pay for high energy […]