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A former editor of the Sun will take up a senior communications role at the heart of government.David Dinsmore, editor of the tabloid from 2013 to…

Ministers are facing calls for greater transparency about public data that may be shared with the US tech company OpenAI after the government signed a wide-ranging…

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says $14m in federal funding is “nowhere near what will be needed” to support South Australian communities dealing with the state’s algal…

Chinese electric vehicle brand Leapmotor has started offering the UK’s cheapest battery car after reducing its prices in line with a new government grant — despite…

The government has abandoned plans for “zonal pricing” that would have charged electricity users in the south-east of England more than those in Scotland, saying that…

Miliband: ‘High electricity costs have held back British businesses’Energy secretary Ed Miliband has also commented on the announcement of the government’s promise to cut electricity costs…

Lenders trying to take control of Thames Water are attempting to thwart environmental campaigners by asking the government to block them from pursuing high court claims.Creditors…

Thousands of UK government laptops, phones and tablets worth more than £1m have been either lost or stolen, freedom of information disclosures have revealed, triggering warnings…

The government will present a £275m investment in technical training and apprenticeships as the centrepiece of its long-awaited industrial strategy, in a direct challenge to Nigel…

The Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a whip in protest at the government’s welfare plans, saying she will not be able to vote for…