Cuts and budget delays are undermining UK science sector, warns Labour No funding earmarked for research agency and Europe’s Horizon scheme despite imminent start to financial year
Gavin Williamson leak damaged trust in security council, says Theresa May Former PM also renews criticism of Boris Johnson’s pick of David Frost as national security adviser
No 10 backs Jacob Rees-Mogg’s attack on HuffPost journalist News website demands retraction from leader of the Commons who called editor ‘a knave or a fool’
My advice for any politicians thinking of joining TikTok? Don’t Labour MPs are being encouraged to register with the super-platform. This could backfire horribly, says author Joel Golby
Elon Musk’s Tesla lobbied UK to raise tax on petrol and diesel Electric carmaker’s submission to the government said grants for battery powered cars could be revenue-neutral
Johnson plans to use defence overhaul to strengthen UK union Major strategic review will increase defence manufacturing and create jobs in all four nations
Internet providers tracking sites we visit in secretive trial Campaigners complain of ‘staggering lack of transparency’ around mass data collection experiment
Hackers obtain sensitive data on UK aid projects overseas Foreign Office tells those involved in pitching tenders their personal data has been compromised
Rishi Sunak has turned into a social media star, but who is he trying to influence? His latest slick self-promotional video shows a politician trying just a little too hard to show his best side, says French journalist Marie Le Conte
Rishi Sunak extends insurance scheme for film and TV production Budget 2021: policy will continue to support producers against cost of Covid shutdowns
New UK science body could be used as ‘cover for cronyism’ Advanced Research and Invention Agency will be exempt from existing procurement rules for ‘maximum flexibility’, says government
Uber accused of using ‘loaded questions’ in survey of drivers Unions say questions are designed to help get sympathetic changes in employment law
‘Red wall’ Tory MPs urge Sunak to cut business rates for shops Northern MPs tell chancellor his budget should protect high street and tax online retailers such as Amazon
UK culture secretary warns Facebook after news ban in Australia Oliver Dowden hints at further regulation of social media after meeting with Nick Clegg
No 10 ‘concerned’ about Facebook news shutdown in Australia Oliver Dowden expected to meet US firm as Downing Street says UK will ‘defend free speech and journalism’