Will Durrant

A minister has vowed to rid England of “toy-like” disposable vapes which have become “a menace on our streets”.

The new Labour administration will continue with current rules that allow councils in England to increase tax rates by up to 3%, plus an additional 2% for those authorities providing adult social care

Firms that provide care for children on behalf of councils face a profit cap if they do not curb their gains, Bridget Phillipson said.

Many will be left vulnerable to “legal loan sharks” if the Government does not bring forward its plans to regulate the “buy now, pay later” sector sooner, a Labour MP said.

Ministers hope they will achieve the “dramatic” change to UK tourism which a new Universal Studios theme park would bring, Sir Chris Bryant has said.

The proposed venue for the 'gamechanger' theme park is on the East West Rail route

Daniel Francis, whose daughter has cerebral palsy, said the prospect of damaged equipment on or after a holiday is "too upsetting to consider", leading him to avoid flying for years

Bell Ribeiro-Addy asked the Government to end the sales which she described as ‘depraved'.

English rivers and bogs tamed for centuries are at risk of being flooded, an MP fears.

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh was urged to rule out above-inflation rail fare increases in future years after they were announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in his Budget earlier this month