Politics
- Moving BBC Scotland online ‘wholly unacceptable’, says Scottish Governmentby Craig Paton on October 20, 2026 at 3:40 pm
The channel will move to BBC iPlayer from the spring, with the loss of 10 jobs in Scotland.
- UK fighter jets to help defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacksby Sophie Wingate on October 20, 2026 at 2:51 pm
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting condemned the ‘absolutely despicable’ attacks on the kingdom by the Iran-backed militant group.
- Matt Hancock’s care home protective ring claim ‘unfounded’, Covid report findsby Y. Áine Fox on October 20, 2026 at 1:05 pm
There were more than 43,000 recorded care home deaths involving Covid-19 between March 2020 and July 2022.
- London's flagship Westminster council to lay off over 500 staff in most brutal-ever cutsby Rachael Burford on October 20, 2026 at 11:25 am
The central London borough announced it will lose around 15% of its work force in a bid to save £29 million from its budget
- Scottish and Welsh ministers demand action to tackle poverty in Budgetby Craig Paton on October 20, 2026 at 10:36 am
Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary and the Welsh Deputy First Minister have written a joint letter to the UK Government.
- Burnham vows to tackle ‘moral failure’ of young Britons not in work or trainingby David Hughes on October 20, 2026 at 9:58 am
The Prime Minister promised action to help get young people off welfare and into work.
- Chancellor John Healey 'rules out increasing capital gains tax' in Budgetby Patrick Daly on October 20, 2026 at 9:05 am
John Healey is said to have rejected calls for the tax to be hiked over fears it could lead to a loss of Treasury revenues
- London boroughs named among very best and worst places in England to grow up - how does your area fare?by Niva Yadav on October 20, 2026 at 9:02 am
One London borough is the second worst place in England to grow up while three are in the top 10 best, according to a new report by the children’s commissioner
- London Reform councillor says 'perfectly legitimate' to call for grooming gang death penaltyby Patrick Daly and Philip James Lynch on October 20, 2026 at 8:32 am
A Hounslow councillor says he stands by recorded comments saying he supported ‘executions’ taking place in the Downing Street garden
- Could Jeremy Corbyn lose his seat in Islington North after 43 years as Labour surges in London?by Nicholas Cecil on October 20, 2026 at 8:06 am
‘My gut tells me it's going to be quite close,’ says polling expert Martin Baxter