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UK’s New Nuclear Power: Sizewell C Construction Bill Progresses
The legislation enabling the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk has moved through Parliament as the…
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UK News: The King’s Annual Garden Parties Return to Full Pre-Pandemic Scale
Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse hosted tens of thousands of guests at the restored garden party programme
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Rail Nationalisation: First Routes Transfer to Great British Railways
The government's flagship rail reform begins as passenger train operations on selected routes transfer to public ownership under the newly…
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UK Sports Governance: Football’s Independent Regulator Prepares for First Season
The Independent Football Regulator, given statutory powers over English football's top leagues, is preparing to exercise its new role from…
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UK Steel Industry Saved From Closure as Government Takes Emergency Action
Ministers intervened to prevent the loss of the last primary steelmaking capacity in the UK after the Scunthorpe blast furnaces…
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Workers’ Rights Bill: Employment Law Changes Taking Effect in 2026
The Employment Rights Bill delivers the most significant expansion of workers' rights in a generation, including day-one unfair dismissal protections
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UK News: Record Number of Women Elected to Westminster in 2024 Cohort
The 2024 general election returned the highest number of women MPs in UK history, with the new parliament significantly more…
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Sewage Discharges: Water Companies Fined Record Amounts as Enforcement Toughens
Ofwat and the Environment Agency imposed substantially increased penalties on water companies that failed to prevent illegal sewage releases into…
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Opinion: Why Scottish Independence Hasn’t Gone Away — and Won’t
Whatever the Holyrood results, the structural conditions that produced the independence movement remain firmly in place
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Trans Rights: Equalities Law Reform Debate Intensifies After Supreme Court Ruling
A Supreme Court judgment on the interpretation of the Equality Act has prompted intense political and legal debate about the…
