The Government will seek to make phone bans in schools statutory by introducing an amendment in the House of Lords to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.. Read More...
An inquiry into the leak of information relating to Lord Peter Mandelson’s security vetting is under way, the Government has said.. Read More...
A sex attacker who subjected a stranger to racist and anti-Muslim abuse as he raped her at her home has changed his pleas to guilty after being verbally abused in the dock.. Read More...
Pubs and restaurants in London fear that this week’s strikes by London Underground drivers will have a big impact on their business.. Read More...
Two people have lost a High Court challenge against the Metropolitan Police over its use of live facial recognition technology in London.. Read More...
Former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins said there was a “dismissive approach” to Peter Mandelson’s security vetting from No 10 with an “atmosphere of pressure” to get the appointment through.. Read More...
The King has recorded a heartfelt tribute to his “darling Mama” to mark the centenary of her birth but said much of life today would likely have “troubled her deeply”.. Read More...
Sir Keir Starmer has blamed former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins for deliberately keeping him in the dark over Lord Peter Mandelson’s failure to pass security vetting checks before taking the role of ambassador to the US.. Read More...
A former employee in the Houses of Parliament was arrested last week under anti-hacking laws, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has announced.. Read More...
Zoologist and TV presenter Desmond Morris has been remembered for his “lifetime of exploration, curiosity and creativity” after his death at 98.. Read More...