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Wes Streeting pledges 'wealth tax that works'Thu 21st May 2026 06:00 BST
Wes Streeting pledges 'wealth tax that works'

Wes Streeting is proposing reforms to capital gains tax, as part of his pitch for the Labour leadership.

TikTok and YouTube 'not safe enough' for kids, says OfcomThu 21st May 2026 01:47 BST
TikTok and YouTube 'not safe enough' for kids, says Ofcom

YouTube said it worked with experts to provide appropriate experiences. TikTok said it was disappointed Ofcom had not acknowledged its safety features.

Children in England to be offered free bus trips this August Thu 21st May 2026 03:48 BST
Children in England to be offered free bus trips this August

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to reveal a £100m fare-free bus scheme designed to relieve cost-of-living pressures.

Unfair dismissal claims face five-year delay as tribunal backlog growsThu 21st May 2026 00:14 BST
Unfair dismissal claims face five-year delay as tribunal backlog grows

Employment tribunal service delays mean people bringing unfair dismissal claims are waiting up to five years in England and Wales.

UK agrees £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf statesThu 21st May 2026 02:16 BST
UK agrees £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states

The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical

Streeting warns Labour risks losing fight against 'nationalism'Wed 20th May 2026 18:59 BST
Streeting warns Labour risks losing fight against 'nationalism'

The former health secretary quit last week, saying he'd lost confidence in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

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