Asylum backlog rises to record high, official figures show

Spending on agency staff jumps by 20% as bosses pay premium rates to plug holes in rotas.

Leaked documents show how the COP28 host planned to use its role to strike fossil fuel business deals.

As the military confrontation between Iran and Israel intensifies, what is Israel’s real endgame?

Agencies blamed children and not perpetrators for the abuse suffered in Telford, the report says.

Boris Johnson celebrates the “freedom in our hands” as the long Brexit process comes to a conclusion.