King’s Speech at a glance: Which Bills were announced by the Government?
Labour has unveiled its legislative agenda for the coming parliamentary session. It is the first King’s Speech under a Labour Government for 14 years. In all, the chunky package features…
King Charles forced to modernise Crown Estate as new rules to come into force
King Charles’ Crown Estate will have to modernise after new legislation was announced during the King’s Speech today. Starmer handed Charles, 75, more than 35 bills to read out in…
North Korean land mines could float into South Korea, South warns
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean land mines could be swept into South Korea by flooding, South Korea’s military warned Wednesday, after the North has recently placed tens of…
Bills to overhaul rail and bus services in King’s Speech
Legislation to overhaul Britain’s railways and England’s buses was included in the King’s Speech. Bills to bring train operators into public ownership, create new public body Great British Railways (GBR)…
Sadiq Khan-backed plan wants to TAX home owners who concrete over gardens
A new report commissioned by Sadiq Khan has suggested households that pave over their gardens to build driveways should face extra charges. The London Climate Resilience Review has warned that…
Trump compliments Vance’s beard, saying he ‘looks like a young Abraham Lincoln’
The third day of the Republican National Convention kicks off Wednesday with Republicans — led by the newly nominated Donald Trump and J.D. Vance — shifting to issues of national…
Interpol arrests 300 people in a global crackdown on West African crime groups
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In a global operation targeting West African organized crime groups across five continents, police arrested 300 people, seized $3 million and blocked 720 bank accounts, Interpol…
King’s Speech: Armed forces tsar will be ‘strong, independent champion’
An armed forces tsar will be appointed to represent the military and their families under a new proposed law announced in the King’s Speech. Troops deserve to have a “strong,…
Minister pinpoints where Labour plans to hatch radical housing plan: ‘First priority’
DEVELOPMENT of brownfield sites remains the top priority in the Government’s plans to build more houses, according to Pat McFadden. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster told GB News:…
Holocaust memorial ‘will rightly sit at heart of democracy by Parliament’
Labour has affirmed its commitment to support the building of a national Holocaust memorial beside Parliament, as the new Government pledged to “fight antisemitism and all forms of hatred and…