UK politics: Send children’s legal rights to extra support will be protected, says education secretary – as it happened | Politics

Phillipson says government will protect ‘legal right to additional support’ that Send children need Trott also asked Phillipson to confirm that no child would lose extra support they are currently getting through... Read more »

Caught between the Senedd and Westminster, Welsh Labour risks collapsing loyalty | Welsh politics

Playing Tom Jones and Catatonia at the decks and later taking to the dancefloor wrapped in a Welsh flag, Eluned Morgan, at least, was having a good time at the Welsh Labour... Read more »

UK government abandons energy ‘zonal pricing’ plan | Energy bills

The government has abandoned plans for “zonal pricing” that would have charged electricity users in the south-east of England more than those in Scotland, saying that a single national price would help... Read more »

By learning to wield political power, Greens could fill the void at the heart of British politics | Adam Ramsay

The Green party leadership election – by far the highest-profile in the party’s history – has largely been seen through the traditional lens of left and centre. On the one hand is... Read more »

Last orders: Pubs in Britain will close at rate of one a day in 2025, trade body warns | Hospitality industry

British pubs will close down at the rate of one a day this year, the industry’s trade body has warned, blaming high business taxes. At the same time, the hospitality sector has... Read more »

Trump threatens Brazil with 50% tariff over Bolsonaro trial

US President Donald Trump said he was planning to impose a 50% tax on goods made in Brazil, escalating his fight with the South American country. He announced the plan in his... Read more »

Government’s diluted welfare bill clears House of Commons

MPs have approved the government’s benefits bill, which was heavily watered-down last week following a rebellion by Labour backbenchers. The Universal Credit Bill is expected to be classed as a money bill,... Read more »

Council votes to remove contentious bonfire

Drone footage shows the proximity of the bonfire to infrastructure. A Belfast City Council committee has voted in favour of a proposal to send in contractors to remove a contentious bonfire in... Read more »

Raynor Winn hits back at claims she misled readers

Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Getty Images Raynor Winn released a 2,300-word statement responding to the Observer’s allegations Author Raynor Winn has hit back at a newspaper investigation that claimed she gave misleading... Read more »

Could taxpayer-funded public diners be revived?

Morag Kinniburgh BBC Scotland News Nourish Scotland has been running a series of discussion suppers around Scotland, including this one in Aberdeen Campaigners have called for the return of subsidised civic restaurants... Read more »