I have a duty to stay on, says Starmer, as he justifies defence spending decisions
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:21:34 GMT
Sir Keir Starmer argues he has made "hard-edged" decisions, one day after his defence secretary quit in a row over money.
Defence row exposes tensions over how to keep UK safe
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:46:23 GMT
Ex-Defence Secretary John Healey has said the defence investment plan is "well short of what is required".
Celebrated British artist David Hockney dies aged 88
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:03:35 GMT
Hockney, one of the UK's most important and influential artists, has died at the age of 88.
Ministers want 60% of children walking or cycling to school by 2035
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:11:57 GMT
Thousands of safer paths and crossings are promised to help people become more active in England's towns and cities.
Grooming survivors left with criminal records still being failed, BBC told
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:03:32 GMT
Victims who were abused and prosecuted as children are still being failed, says grooming report author.
London council takes possession of property linked to Sierra Leone's First Lady
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:05:29 GMT
Southwark Council in south London takes possession of a property linked to Sierra Leone's Fatima Bio.
Watch: Four UFO videos newly declassified by US government
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:59:52 GMT
The eyewitness footage shows bright orbs in the sky over an undisclosed location in the northeastern US.
Prosecutor tells Donaldson he is 'the only one telling lies' at his sex abuse trial
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:10:36 GMT
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.
Israeli tech firm accused of targeting First Minister John Swinney in election
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:18:09 GMT
Accounts linked to tech firm BlackCore are alleged to have carried out 'digital interference operations' against John Swinney.
Taylor Swift makes tearful 21-minute speech as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:12:11 GMT
The singer thanks her family as she becomes the youngest woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
