Plan for wind developers to pay for skilled job training
Proposals for companies to pay for training for workers to secure thousands of well-paid, good…
Netanyahu remains unmoved by Israel’s lurch toward pariah status − but at home and abroad, Israelis are suffering the consequences
Israel’s conduct in Gaza increasingly risks turning the state into a pariah. Whereas world leaders…
All aboard for cheaper days out – the attractions you can reach with £3 buses
families can travel to top UK attractions for no more than £3 a journey, thanks…
#MeToo in the movies – what to watch, see and play this week
It’s been almost a decade since the #MeToo movement promised to bring abusers in Hollywood…
The UK is deeply concerned by the scale of human rights abuses, including sexual violence, by armed groups in eastern DRC: UK statement at the UN Security Council
I will make three points. First, the United Kingdom welcomes the positive momentum towards peace…
It’s 25 years since London got a mayor – and our polling reveals discontent
In 1998, British prime minister Tony Blair was bullish about his government’s vision for local…
Child Benefit action to save £350 million from claimants abroad
A new specialist team is expected to stop over £350 million in Child Benefit fraud…
the paradise pleasure gardens of ancient Persia
Some of the most enduring ancient myths in the Persian world were centred around gardens…
Service personnel to benefit from nearly 1,800 new bedspaces
Nearly 1,800 new bedspaces for military personnel are to be constructed in the first phase…
Israel’s plan for massive new West Bank settlement would make a Palestinian state impossible
The Israeli government has approved a plan for construction of a massive new settlement bloc…