Registrations of drug poisoning deaths in England and Wales totalled 5,519 in 2025, and cocaine overtook heroin or morphine as the substance mentioned most often, a first since the series began in 1993.
The Government will legislate for a due diligence regime covering businesses with turnover above £350 million, with powers to take goods made with forced labour off the market in Great Britain.
The Public Accounts Committee puts the cost of each further year of delay at up to £420 million, and expects weekly spending on maintaining the Palace of Westminster to climb from £1.5 million to £2 million.
Five justices allowed HMRC's appeal over payments made to consumers and consumer organisations under four settlements with the energy regulator between 2013 and 2016, restoring the Upper Tribunal's decision.
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The Public Accounts Committee puts the cost of each further year of delay at up to £420 million, and expects weekly spending on maintaining the Palace of Westminster to climb from £1.5 million to £2 million.
The Government will legislate for a due diligence regime covering businesses with turnover above £350 million, with powers to take goods made with forced labour off the market in Great Britain.
Registrations of drug poisoning deaths in England and Wales totalled 5,519 in 2025, and cocaine overtook heroin or morphine as the substance mentioned most often, a first since the series began in 1993.
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