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‘Climate solutions will bring down bills and restore nature’: green issues and May elections

The defining issue of Thursday’s local elections, feedback from doorsteps suggests, will be the UK’s soaring cost of living. But voters should be told...

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

A final push for votes is under way on the last day of campaigning ahead of elections across England, Scotland and Wales.Source:www.bbc.com

‘I am losing faith’: disaffected Scottish voters may deny SNP a fifth term

It was supposed to be a carefully choreographed walkabout for John Swinney through his party’s target seat of Hamilton. Instead, the Scottish National party...

What could Reading's housing situation look like?

With local elections taking place in Reading on Thursday, housing issues loom large for voters.Source:www.bbc.com

Airlines among companies using fuel surcharges to cover surge in costs, UK survey shows

Airlines and other companies are increasingly using fuel surcharges to cover soaring costs, a survey has found, in a further sign of Iran war-linked...

Reform-led Lancashire county council to quit refugee resettlement scheme

The Reform-led Lancashire county council will withdraw from the government’s refugee resettlement scheme, one of its cabinet members has said.Councillor Joshua Roberts announced plans...

Two people arrested after BBC asylum investigation

A BBC report revealed some immigration advisers are helping asylum seekers pretend to be gay to stay in the country.Source:www.bbc.com

Sudanese asylum seekers challenge Home Office rule changes for refugees

Two Sudanese asylum seekers are challenging a central element of Labour’s plans to strip refugees of basic rights, rejecting the home secretary’s accusation that...