Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has told Sky and ITV she is minded to intervene in their proposed £1.6 billion broadcasting and streaming deal, citing media plurality, freedom of expression and programme diversity.
15 Oct 2026 · 2 min readHome Office wastewater research estimates ketamine consumption at 16 monitored English sites rose 194% between 2021 and 2026, despite an 11% fall in the latest year.
14 Oct 2026 · 2 min readA new Building Safety Bill would impose duties to fix unsafe cladding and allow tribunals to fine those who ignore remediation orders up to £500,000.
14 Oct 2026 · 2 min readDefra has launched a ten-year Organic Action Plan aiming to raise the share of England’s agricultural land farmed organically from about 3.4% towards 10% by 2036.
14 Oct 2026 · 2 min readMinisters have opened a consultation on automatically disqualifying people convicted of specified hate-related offences from charity leadership roles and extending Charity Commission powers.
14 Oct 2026 · 2 min readA new national campaign aims to recruit more foster carers in England as ministers pursue a target of 10,000 additional places, supported by an existing £88m reform programme.
14 Oct 2026 · 2 min readDefence Secretary Wes Streeting has visited the Rosyth shipyard and forces housing in Edinburgh, highlighting Scotland’s role in Royal Navy shipbuilding, skilled employment and national security.
9 Aug 2026 · 4 min readThe Charity Commission has urged charities affected by the Beacon CRM cyber security incident to assess the risks and report serious incidents, while the ICO leads on data protection concerns.
9 Aug 2026 · 4 min readKemi Badenoch has written an open letter to Clacton voters criticising Nigel Farage's by-election, as the Conservatives sit out the contest.
7 Aug 2026 · 3 min readAvanti West Coast is cutting services through August, facing fresh punctuality concerns, and approaching the end of its rail contract in 2026.
7 Aug 2026 · 3 min read