During Monday’s debate, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, welcomed extra spending in the the justice ...

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The boss of the Metropolitan Police has warned of “eye-watering” cuts to the force’s spending next year as it “desperately” ...

The "crumbling roads" in Northern Ireland show the wider deterioration in public services here, an MLA has said after warning ...

The Tesla and X owner will lead the new "Department of Government Efficiency" with former presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy.

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A report to be published on Friday - seen by the BBC - reveals how financial issues faced by most universities are even worse ...

The International Monetary Fund has projected that total US “general government expenditure”, which includes spending by ...

Vladimir Putin has been warned he may be left with little choice but to use Russia's nuclear arsenal if the war in Ukraine ...

The government has agreed to extend the deadline for spending the money to May 2026. Margaret Bury, from Trentham, was among ...

Communities minister Matthew Pennycook rejected suggestions by the Conservatives that councils face a £2.4 billion ‘black ...

The United Kingdom government has laid out its plans to reform the nation's public health service, with a 23-billion-pound ...