England's councils spending 78% of their main budgets on social care
Councils in England are spending an average of 78% of their council tax and general funds income on adult and children's social care, new figures have revealed.
UN accuses Israel of 'unprecedented attack' as diggers start demolishing refugee agency site
The United Nations has accused Israel of "an unprecedented attack" after diggers started demolition work at a compound used for decades by UNRWA, the UN agency that provides support to Palestinian refugees.
A chance to negotiate as Trump heads to Davos - but Starmer is the odd one out
This time last year Donald Trump was beamed into Davos from Washington to deliver a virtual address that put business and political leaders on notice; the free-trading, liberal economic model, reaffirmed and celebrated every January at the…