Count Binface has become the only challenger to Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election after all major parties declined to field candidates, turning the contest into a likely two-man race. Farage tri…
Global equities fell sharply and oil prices surged on Wednesday after the United States launched airstrikes on more than 80 targets in Iran and President Donald Trump declared an end to a temporary ce…
The Metropolitan Police has paid £25,000 in compensation to Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan following his arrest by armed officers at Heathrow Airport in September 2025. The force apologised and ac…
Muhammad and Olivia were the most popular baby names in England and Wales in 2025, with Muhammad leading the boys' list for the third consecutive year and Olivia holding the top girls' spot for a deca…
Andy Burnham has apologised for Labour's early response to Israel's military campaign in Gaza, conceding the party "was not good enough" and that the UK took too long to demand a ceasefire, in a video…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented each leader attending the NATO summit in Ankara with a loaded revolver engraved with the recipient's name, accompanied by a box of ammunition and a let…
The Democratic Unionist Party has commissioned an independent safeguarding review into what was known within its ranks about the conduct of former leader Jeffrey Donaldson, who was convicted last mont…
A 66-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Patricia Lashley, who vanished from her home in the West Midlands nearly three decades ago, authorities said Thursday. Trevor Dunkley was remanded…
Major UK political parties, including Labour, the Conservatives, and the Green Party, have confirmed they will not field candidates in the Clacton byelection, clearing the path for Nigel Farage's retu…
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer whose powerful, husky voice defined the 1980s power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died at the age of 75. She passed away on 8 July 2026 in a hospital in Portu…
AstraZeneca shares fell as much as 11% in London trading on Wednesday, erasing roughly $27 billion in market value, after the company announced that its experimental heart drug Wainua failed a pivotal…
A replica mosque has been erected atop a loyalist bonfire in Moygashel, County Tyrone, alongside banners reading "Secure our borders" and "End the threat of radical Islam," drawing sharp condemnation…
The European Union plans to postpone the launch of its ETIAS travel authorisation scheme until 2027, following a turbulent rollout of the bloc's biometric border system. The Entry/Exit System, which b…
Sizewell B, the UK's last operating pressurised water reactor, will continue generating electricity until 2055 after EDF and the British government agreed to a 20-year life extension for the Suffolk p…
Britain's National Energy System Operator issued an electricity margin notice for Thursday evening, the third such alert this year, as extreme temperatures strain generation capacity across Europe. Th…
An international parliamentary delegation joined a Taiwanese coast guard patrol off Kinmen on Wednesday, in what organisers described as the first time foreign lawmakers have accompanied Taiwan's mari…
Umar Dumbuya, an 18-year-old student from London, died after getting into difficulty in the River Wye at Glasbury, Powys, on 30 June 2026 while taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh's Award expedition. E…
Amber and yellow heat health alerts remain in effect across England until 21:00 BST on Sunday, with temperatures potentially reaching 35C in southern regions. Officials warn the current spell could ra…
Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe has drawn fierce condemnation after describing the 1996 Dunblane school shooting as "one murder" during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The Restore Bri…
A senior White House official has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer of a more serious interference in World Cup affairs than Donald Trump's successful appeal to FIFA over a player suspension…
President Donald Trump switched back to the previous Air Force One for his flight from Turkey to the UK following the NATO summit, citing nostalgia despite mounting questions over security amid height…
German exports rose 0.9 percent in May to 137.9 billion euros, marking a fourth consecutive month of growth as strong demand from the United States offset weaker trade with European partners. Shipment…
Palantir is challenging the refusal of a £50 million contract with the Metropolitan Police at London's High Court, after filing a legal claim against the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)…
The Metropolitan Police have opened a formal investigation into donations made to Robert Jenrick's 2024 Conservative leadership campaign following a referral from the Electoral Commission in January 2…
England advanced to the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals after defeating host nation Mexico 3-2 in the round of 16 at the Azteca Stadium. The victory came despite England playing with ten men following J…
A UK hospital has warned it will report people leaving dogs in cars to police and animal welfare authorities after multiple incidents of patients and visitors abandoning pets in vehicles during appoin…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is preparing to amend the 1971 Immigration Act to enable the deportation of Shabir Ahmed, the ringleader of the Rochdale child sexual abuse gang, after Pakistan refused…
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez has asked King Charles III to intervene in the release of frozen gold reserves held at the Bank of England, valued at $1.9 billion, to fund recovery from…
The International Monetary Fund has lowered its 2026 global growth projection to 3.0%, a 0.1 percentage-point cut from April, while lifting its 2027 estimate to 3.4%. The revision comes as global infl…
A significant blaze broke out early Thursday at the historic former Debenhams building on Princes Street in central Edinburgh, prompting a large-scale emergency response. No injuries have been reporte…