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Ministers drop plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK
There will still be digital checks on those starting a new job, but people will not need to hold a digital ID.
1 hour ago
BBC
Ministers drop plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK
Reeves plays down digital ID U-turn as Tories and Lib Dems criticise PM’s ‘spinelessness’ – UK politics live
Ministers have rolled back central element of digital ID plans, possibly allowing people to use other forms of identification to prove their right to work And Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, says the digitial ID U-turn is a victory for liberty. Keir Starmer has abandoned plans for the Digital ...
6 minutes ago
The Guardian
Reeves plays down digital ID U-turn as Tories and Lib Dems criticise PM’s ‘spinelessness’ – UK politics live
Compulsory digital ID plan axed as Labour performs another U-turn
New identity verification scheme aimed at deterring illegal migration is reportedly to become optional
20 minutes ago
The Independent
Compulsory digital ID plan axed as Labour performs another U-turn
Digital ID latest: Starmer under fire from Blair ally as Labour makes yet another U-turn over mandatory IDs
Lord Blunkett ‘disappointed but not surprised’ by the governments latest U-turn
42 minutes ago
The Independent
Digital ID latest: Starmer under fire from Blair ally as Labour makes yet another U-turn over mandatory IDs
The UK is watering down plans for mandatory digital ID cards after a backlash
The British government has scaled back plans for mandatory digital ID cards, initially proposed as a way of helping control immigration
55 minutes ago
The Independent
The UK is watering down plans for mandatory digital ID cards after a backlash
Starmer’s digital ID U-turn shows a prime minister in survival mode
By watering down his plans to make digital ID compulsory in yet anorther policy U-turn, the prime minister is showing that he’s lost control of his government’s agenda, writes political editor David Maddox
1 hour ago
The Independent
Starmer’s digital ID U-turn shows a prime minister in survival mode
All the Labour U-turns – from tractor tax to winter fuel – as compulsory digital ID plan axed
The Independent looks at all the times Keir Starmer has U-turned on his promises since taking office
1 hour ago
The Independent
All the Labour U-turns – from tractor tax to winter fuel – as compulsory digital ID plan axed
List of government U-turns as digital ID plans set to be scrapped
Plans for a compulsory digital ID system, intended for right-to-work checks, were thrown into disarray on Tuesday
10 hours ago
The Independent
List of government U-turns as digital ID plans set to be scrapped
Every Labour U-turn - as Starmer rows back on compulsory digital ID plan
The first 18 months of Labour in power have seen more than a dozen U-turns.
14 hours ago
Sky News
Every Labour U-turn - as Starmer rows back on compulsory digital ID plan
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Older people ‘forced to skip meals and turn down heating’ during winter, charity warns
Pensioners need to ‘jump through hoops’ to get support, charity boss says
10 hours ago
The Independent
Older people ‘forced to skip meals and turn down heating’ during winter, charity warns
labour
Labour and the Tories are banking on a return to the ‘old normal’. That’s not what voters want | Rafael Behr
An economic recovery could still change the parties’ fortunes. But the days when only two parties were licensed to supply Britain with prime ministers are gone Unpopular politicians take consolation in the thought that opinion polls are sometimes wrong and often describe the wrong thing. They capture ...
4 hours ago
The Guardian
Labour and the Tories are banking on a return to the ‘old normal’. That’s not what voters want | Rafael Behr
police
West Midlands police chief apologises after AI error used to justify Maccabi Tel Aviv ban
Craig Guildford says he gave incorrect evidence to MPs and mistake arose from ‘use of Microsoft Copilot’ UK politics live – latest updates The chief of West Midlands police has apologised to MPs for giving them incorrect evidence about the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans, saying ...
25 minutes ago
The Guardian
West Midlands police chief apologises after AI error used to justify Maccabi Tel Aviv ban
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to make a statement to MPs after receiving report on the decision
25 minutes ago
The Independent
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
Police chief apologises for 'erroneous' Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban evidence, blaming AI
West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford has apologised to MPs for giving them "erroneous" evidence about the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, blaming the use of AI.
3 hours ago
Sky News
Police chief apologises for 'erroneous' Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban evidence, blaming AI
Cowboy roofer who ran over and killed woman on golf course jailed - as video shows police chase
A rogue roofer who ran over a mother-of-three on a golf course during a police chase has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years for causing her death.
21 hours ago
Sky News
Cowboy roofer who ran over and killed woman on golf course jailed - as video shows police chase
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No power or water and -19C: Kyiv seeks relief from Russian strikes and cold
Residents of Ukraine's capital talk about their difficulties keeping warm and enduring power outages, as Russian attacks deepen the energy crisis.
2 hours ago
BBC
No power or water and -19C: Kyiv seeks relief from Russian strikes and cold
‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again
South East Water blames bad weather as pubs are forced to close, toilets overflow and people go without showers As the residents of Tunbridge Wells trudged down their sodden high street in the pouring rain, the idea that they had run out of water – for the second time in just a few weeks – seemed ...
4 hours ago
The Guardian
‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again
‘It’s a shambles’: Anger grows at South East Water CEO as thousands without water ‘until at least the weekend’
‘Not only is the infrastructure depleted, but the leadership is rubbish,’ local MP says
10 hours ago
The Independent
‘It’s a shambles’: Anger grows at South East Water CEO as thousands without water ‘until at least the weekend’
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Bowen: Authoritarian regimes die gradually then suddenly, but Iran is not there yet
The regime's opponents will hope for more pressure to accelerate the process, writes the BBC's international editor.
17 hours ago
BBC
Bowen: Authoritarian regimes die gradually then suddenly, but Iran is not there yet
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review – Ralph Fiennes is phenomenal in best chapter yet of zombie horror
A murderous Clockwork-Orangey gang take on the zombies in this gruesome and energised fourquel. It’s the finest of the 28 franchise by a blood-curdling mile It’s very rare for a fourquel to be the best film in a franchise, but that’s how things stand with the chequered 28 Days Later series. In ...
13 hours ago
The Guardian
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review – Ralph Fiennes is phenomenal in best chapter yet of zombie horror
Think panto season is behind you? Oh no it isn’t – some haven’t opened yet
A trip to the pantomime is a Christmas tradition but they also lift the January gloom and even run later in the year The Christmas decorations have been packed away, kids are back at school and new year resolutions are already forgotten. It’s the middle of January and the festive season is well and ...
36 minutes ago
The Guardian
Think panto season is behind you? Oh no it isn’t – some haven’t opened yet
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