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Surprise good news as government borrowing less than forecast

The government borrowed the least amount of money in three years last month, official figures showed, in a surprise bout of good news for Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Labour councils threaten revolt over asylum hotels

Two Labour-run councils are considering legal action to stop the use of hotels to house migrants in their areas after Epping council won a temporary injunction.

Did Robert Jenrick really 'boast' about opening hotels for asylum seekers?

A row has broken out between the Tories and Reform about previous comments on migrant hotels, so who said what and when?

Where can asylum seekers go if they can't be housed in hotels?

A High Court judge ruled that ministers can't use a hotel to house asylum seekers in Epping on Tuesday. The question now is where else the government can place them.

BBC should be 'put beyond reach of politicians', says Observer boss

The Observer's editor-in-chief has called for the BBC to be "put beyond the reach of politicians" - and has compared the fight for survival within television to the zombie fungus in The Last Of Us.

'Alarm' over exclusion of child sexual exploitation from strategy to tackle violence against women and girls

The shadow minister for safeguarding has written to the government demanding action on child sexual exploitation after being "alarmed" by a Sky News story revealing plans to exclude it from their Violence Against Women and Girls strategy.

Labour smell dirty tricks over asylum hotel court ruling - but the risks are clear

"It's an interesting moment," was how one government source described the High Court ruling that will force an Essex hotel to be emptied of asylum seekers within weeks.

'My daughter took her own life after seeing self-harm content online - and it's got even worse'

TikTok and Instagram have been accused of targeting teenagers with suicide and self-harm content - at a higher rate than two years ago.

UK drops Apple encryption demands, says US spy chief

The UK government has dropped its demands to create a backdoor into Apple's encryption, according to the US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard.

Asylum seekers in hotels rise by 8% under Labour

The number of asylum seekers housed in hotels has risen by 8% since Labour came to power, the latest government figures show.