SHOCKING: 36 - What They Never Told You

UK watches on as neck-and-neck US election set to influence Britain’s future

Americans go to the polls on Tuesday in a presidential contest which is set to have a deep influence on Sir Keir Starmer’s Government.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024

Number of police officers sacked and barred from service rises to almost 600

Data from the College of Policing showed the most common reasons for dismissal were dishonesty, sexual misconduct and discriminatory behaviour.

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024

Starmer: EU leaders have ‘appetite’ to give UK access to migration intelligence

The Prime Minister faced questions on whether Britain may regain use of Eurodac, a key database used to store the fingerprints of asylum seekers.

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024

What will be the top issues facing Kemi Badenoch as leader of the Conservatives?

Ms Badenoch will be at the helm as the party tries to recover in the wake of the July general election result.

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024

What will be the top issues facing the next Conservative Party leader?

The economy and immigration are two of the biggest issues the next leader of the Opposition will need to tackle.

Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024

Channel crossings: October busiest month of the year so far

Home Office figures show 5,417 people made the journey in 31 days.

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024

S&P and Moody’s warn of fresh constraints to public finances after Budget

The ratings agencies were responding to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s plan to lift borrowing and change the UK’s fiscal rules to allow it.

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024

House price growth slows in October after September high

The annual growth rate was 2.4% last month, as market activity ‘remained relatively resilient’, according to Nationwide.

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024

Reeves admits NI hike could hit pay rises while markets react to borrowing spree

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she had no alternative but to raise taxes in her first Budget.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

Government borrowing costs rise further after Budget

UK government bond yields jumped to a one-year high on Thursday after Labour announced a sharp increase in spending in the Budget.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024