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One in five teens fear being 'cancelled' over political views

One in five teenagers in the UK do not share their political views due to a fear of being "cancelled", according to a new report.

MPs to launch national ad campaign to highlight extent UK military is unprepared for war

A cross-party group of MPs is set to launch a national advertising campaign that will highlight their view that the UK's military is underfunded - amid calls for increased defence spending.

179 prisoners freed 'in error' in England and Wales in single year

A total of 179 prisoners were freed "in error" in England and Wales between April 2025 and March 2026, government figures show.

Fears government cash will come too late to save manufacturing jobs

Manufacturers are demanding immediate help with energy bills after the government revealed an expansion of a key support scheme, but said it would not begin until next April as planned.

Tory leader calls for Axel Rudakubana's parents to be deported

Kemi Badenoch has called for Axel Rudakubana's parents to be deported if they don't face criminal action after a public inquiry found they could have prevented the Southport attack.

'Corrosive complacency' - Robertson tears into PM and Reeves in extraordinary intervention on defence

A decision by Lord George Robertson to call out the prime minister and his chancellor over their failure to rearm the UK at speed in the face of growing threats marks the most significant intervention on defence spending since the end of the Cold War.

NHS 'failing women and girls' and has 'appalling culture of medical misogyny', health secretary says

The health secretary has accused the NHS of having an "appalling culture of medical misogyny" as he set out a range of measures in a renewed Women's Health Strategy.

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UK military chiefs asked to find &#163;3.5bn in savings - and get ready for war

UK military chiefs have been asked to find £3.5bn in "efficiencies" and other savings this year, even as Sir Keir Starmer says he is readying his armed forces for war, sources have signalled.

UK fares strikingly badly in second downgrade to economic growth

Britain's economic prospects have been downgraded more than any other major economy in the International Monetary Fund's latest update on the state of the world.

'Our national security is in peril,' Starmer and Reeves told by author of damning defence review

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will today be accused of "corrosive complacency" on defence, in a damning intervention by the lead author of their own defence review.

Revealed: How many council workers are paid more than the PM - and who earns the most

Hundreds of council employees earned more than the prime minister in the last financial year, new research suggests.