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Driving licences and veteran cards to be first digital IDs in Government app

Digital driving licences stored in a government smartphone “wallet” that can be used to prove a person’s age are to be made available this year.

Deaths of man 36 and young girl unexplained say police

The deaths of a 36-year-old man and a six-year-old girl whose bodies were found at a property in West Lothian are being treated as “unexplained” by police.

Risk to life warning as Storm Eowyn to sweep strong winds and rain across UK

A storm named Eowyn could put lives at risk as strong winds batter the north of the UK on Friday and into Saturday, the Met Office said.

Starmer hints at tougher laws to block tidal wave of violence online

Tougher laws could be needed to regulate the “nightmares of the online world”, Sir Keir Starmer said after it emerged Axel Rudakubana trawled the internet for extreme violent content before the Southport atrocity.

Former IICSA chair criticises weaponisation of child sex abuse

The former chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has criticised the recent “weaponisation” of child sexual abuse, as she told of her relief at news her report’s recommendations will finally be implemented.

State failures in Southport child killer case frankly leaps off page Starmer

The Prime Minister has said the failure of state institutions in the case of child-killer Axel Rudakubana “frankly leaps off the page”.

Unemployment rate rises but pay growth picks up again ONS

Britain’s jobless rate has risen unexpectedly and the number of workers on payrolls has fallen by the most since the height of the pandemic, according to official figures.

UK needs reckoning with Government spending Treasury minister will say

The UK is “long overdue a reckoning with Government spending”, a senior Treasury minister will say as Labour faces the prospect of making further cuts.

Reeves heads to Davos in bid for more investment

The Chancellor will attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting

PM to deliver Downing Street press conference

It's after ministers announce inquiry into Southport attack

Donald Trump becomes 47th president of United States

He was sworn in at the US Capitol Rotunda

Reform critical over Southport response as local MP welcomes guilty plea

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper must appear in Parliament and account for why Axel Rudakubana’s terror links were not revealed sooner, Nigel Farage has signalled.