Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to Commons is clearer - but can he win in Makerfield?
Fri, 15 May 2026 00:17:31 GMT
The Greater Manchester mayor faces a messy and bitter by-election battle with Reform UK.
Watch: The day Labour's potential leadership race began to heat up
Thu, 14 May 2026 20:41:36 GMT
Political turmoil continued in Westminster on Thursday after Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigned Starmer's government saying he had "lost confidence" in his leadership.
Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group
Fri, 15 May 2026 00:04:45 GMT
The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening
"traditional Russian values".
'Don't swim' warnings in place at nearly all of England's official river bathing sites
Fri, 15 May 2026 04:13:45 GMT
Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites
Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives
Fri, 15 May 2026 07:38:17 GMT
Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.
British Gas pays £20m over prepayment meter force-fitting scandal
Fri, 15 May 2026 08:19:31 GMT
The regulator say the energy supplier breached licence conditions aimed at protecting customers in vulnerable situations.
Overseas fakers using AI videos to push a narrative of UK decline, BBC finds
Fri, 15 May 2026 05:01:37 GMT
"Patriotic" UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Australia soars into Eurovision final as UK song debuts
Thu, 14 May 2026 22:54:09 GMT
Delta Goodrem is now a favourite to win Eurovision, following a spectacular semi-final performance.
Zack Polanski did not vote in local elections, Green Party says
Thu, 14 May 2026 21:55:21 GMT
The Green Party leader previously told Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett "you have my vote".
Search for new James Bond officially kicks off as auditions begin
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:33:32 GMT
Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi and Harris Dickinson are among the frontrunners to replace Daniel Craig.
