London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Children are being kept in solitary confinement for more than three months in a “serious indictment” of Britain’s youth detention regime, the prisons watchdog has cautioned. Charlie Taylor, the chief inspector of prisons, expressed children were not
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed optimism that the war with Russia could end sooner than expected. Speaking to ABC News, Zelensky stated, “I think that we are closer to peace than we think,” adding that Ukraine could push Russian President Vladimir
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK house prices are rising at their fastest annual rate for nearly two years as borrowing prices continue to fall on expectations that the Bank of England will keep cutting interest rates, Nationwide has stated. The building
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Parts of the UK to be battered by 60mph winds after a week of weighty rain and floods. Winds of up to 60mph are placed to pummel the UK bringing potential travel trouble, days after heavy rain
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Buckingham Palace has refused Boris Johnson was asked to present Prince Harry with a “manly pep talk” to persuade him not to step away from royal duties in January 2020. The ex-prime minister claimed in his new
Fears of escalating conflict in the Middle East have surged as Hezbollah has promised retaliation against Israel for a recent attack involving exploding pagers that killed 12 people and injured over 2,800 in Lebanon and parts of Syria. In a statement, the
The UK’s Covid inquiry has heard that there is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks, such as FFP3 respirators, provided significantly better protection for healthcare workers compared to standard surgical masks during the pandemic. Prof Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at
Nigel Farage has pledged to steer Reform UK towards a more professional future, distancing the party from extremism and bigotry. Speaking at the party’s annual conference in Birmingham, Farage highlighted the party’s evolution after winning its first MPs in July, noting that
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – An online commitment to withhold smartphones from children until they are at least 14 has been inscribed by parents at 20% of schools across the UK, according to a campaign group. A “parent pact” collected by Smartphone
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK economy is to expand faster than Japan, Italy and Germany this year. The global economy is “turning a corner”, according to the latest perspective from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as it
