A new policy framework from Funding the Future demands that care work be treated as economic infrastructure, not an afterthought. The Politics for People principles propose wealth taxes, accounting reforms, and a political coalition built around caregiving.
Keir Starmer’s personal approval rating has collapsed to minus 42 despite relatively stable economic indicators, raising uncomfortable questions inside Labour. Across Yorkshire, voters who backed the party in 2024 are turning away — and analysts say the problem has a name.
The Russian-flagged tanker Forwarder has passed through the English Channel, becoming the first shadow fleet vessel to make the transit since UK authorities boarded the Smyrtos last month. Its journey from the Baltic port of Primorsk is being closely watched by maritime analysts and enforcement agencies.
Michel Barnier says Britain could retain its pre-Brexit opt-outs and rebate arrangements if it ever chose to rejoin the EU. The comments have reignited a debate many in Westminster thought was firmly off the table.
A 5,000-year-old structure with just two timber posts aligned to the solstices has been discovered three miles from Stonehenge. Archaeologists say it may be the conceptual ancestor of the famous monument itself.
British Sikhs who backed Reform UK at the last election are reconsidering their support after the party’s response to the Henry Nowak murder was condemned as inflammatory. Community leaders warn the fallout could reshape Sikh voting patterns ahead of next May’s local elections.
Ashley Cain is facing allegations that he used sexist and misogynistic language toward female colleagues on the set of his BBC Three show. The former footballer has strongly denied the claims through his representatives.
Kim Leadbeater says Britain feels more divided today than it did during the Brexit years, warning politicians are failing to address deepening social fractures. Her words carry particular weight given her sister Jo Cox was killed by a far-right extremist in 2016.
Mondelez International CEO Dirk Van de Put has defended the Cadbury owner’s continued presence in Russia, calling it the “right decision” despite sustained pressure over the Ukraine war. The company employs around 3,000 people in Russia and shows no signs of leaving.
Public trust in news has hit its lowest point since the Reuters Institute began its annual research in 2015. Just 40 percent of people surveyed globally said they trusted most news most of the time.
