Nigel Farage hails ‘historic shift in politics’ after Reform UK election gains
Party has success in Labour and Tory heartland areas but one pollster says results suggest Reform may have peakedElections 2026 – live updatesFull res...
Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control
First time Welsh nationalist party has enough support to run Wales, while also blocking momentum of Reform UKElection 2026 live: latest news updatesFu...
Zack Polanski calls two-party politics dead after Hackney mayoral win
Greens leader celebrates victory over Labour for Zoë Garbett, his party’s first ever elected mayor Election 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results...
Badenoch claims Tories ‘coming back’ despite widespread losses in local elections
Badenoch’s statement came after the Conservatives won back Westminster and Wandsworth councils in LondonElections 2026 live: latest news updatesFull r...
Man pleads not guily to threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Alex Jenkinson, 39, from Suffolk is expected to stand trial in July, with the former duke of York to give evidenceA man has denied threatening Andrew ...
Reform UK gains at Labour’s expense in local elections – podcast
It has been a crushing set of local and devolved elections for Labour, with Reform UK making huge gains across the country and the Greens winning in L...
How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins
Plaid Cymru set to take power in Wales and SNP to retain it in Scotland, but Reform made big gains in both nationsElection 2026 live: latest news upda...
Reform and Greens surge in local elections: what next for Labour? – The Latest
Keir Starmer has vowed to fight on after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections, while Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and the Green party made subs...
US waiting on a response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio
Diplomatic efforts continuing despite fighting in and around contested strait of Hormuz in recent daysMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US secretar...
Pentagon releases first batch of previously secret files documenting reports of UFOs
Release follows Trump directive for agencies to declassify government files related to unidentified flying objectsThe Pentagon on Friday released an i...
UK borrowing costs fall and pound rises as Starmer says he will remain as PM
Bond yields drop as market fears ease that Labour leader will be replaced by a more leftwing rival Elections 2026 – live updatesBusiness live – latest...
Man tells court he was threatened into setting fire to car linked to Starmer
Roman Lavrynovych is one of three accused of arson attacks on a vehicle and two houses in London tied to the prime ministerA Ukrainian man has admitte...
Lib Dems can counter extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says
Party makes gains in Portsmouth and Richmond-upon-Thames in local elections but loses a Scottish strongholdElections 2026 – live updatesFull results f...
Canadian high school where deadly mass shooting occurred to be torn down
Tumbler Ridge secondary school was site of February mass shooting in which nine were killed and dozens were injuredThe school which was the site of on...
Great Western Railway to be nationalised in December
Train operator will become 11th national service returned to public ownership since Labour was elected in 2024Great Western Railway will be nationalis...
Robert Jenrick’s rancorous relationship with former Tory colleagues aired live on BBC
Victoria Atkins accused him of abandoning friendship and said they had not spoken since he defected to ReformThe rancorous relationship between Robert...
Sexual harassment more than twice as prevalent at England’s top universities, analysis finds
Harassment reported by 35% of students at ‘high tariff’ institutions compared with 17% at those with lowest entry gradesStudents at England’s leading ...
John Swinney declares victory for SNP in Holyrood elections
Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, concedes his party was comprehensively beatenElection 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results from England, Sc...
Greenlandic woman wins case against Danish authorities who confiscated her child
Keira Alexandra Kronvold’s daughter Zammi was forcibly removed from her when she was two hours oldA Greenlandic woman whose newborn baby was forcibly ...
White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ after his post with AI image of Trump in a grave
Star Wars actor later deleted post and apologized, saying president should live ‘long enough to be held accountable’US politics live – latest updatesT...
Hiker dead of apparent bear attack in Glacier national park in Montana
Man was reported missing on Sunday and on Wednesday officials found a body with wounds indicating a bear attackSign up for the Breaking News US newsle...
Steve Hilton: British strategist becomes unlikely frontrunner for California governor
Former David Cameron adviser says a vote for him will make California ‘Califordable’ – not everyone is convinced He “knows how to wind people up like ...
Nigel Farage dodges questions on £5m gift from crypto billionaire
Reform leader irritated when asked about money from Christopher Harborne on day of party’s election gainsElection 2026 live: latest news updatesNigel ...
Soft armour, pert nipples: how London design team made Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala breastplate
Whitaker Malem worked with pop art sculptor Allen Jones, visual artist Nadia Lee Cohen and a car bodyshop in KentAt Monday’s Met Gala, it inevitably f...
US added 115,000 jobs in April in surprise gain amid Iran war uncertainty
Unemployment remained steady at 4.3% as the US-Israel war on Iran continues to rattle the American economyUS employers added 115,000 jobs in April and...
Palestine Action activist says he ‘did the right thing’ over protest at arms firm site
Jordan Devlin, who was acquitted at trial where four co-defendants were convicted, says he was saving livesA Palestine Action activist who was acquitt...
Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10
Results are undoubtedly bad but expectations had been set even lower, and any potential challengers are quiet for nowElections 2026 – live updatesFull...
Iran war costs Toyota £3bn as prices of materials soar and sales fall
Carmaker gives one of biggest warnings yet of conflict’s impact on businesses while Trump tariffs also take tollToyota has reported a £3bn hit from co...
Spanish authorities prepare for arrival of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
‘Unprecedented operation’ under way to receive MV Hondius off Tenerife to assess and repatriate those onboardThe Spanish authorities are finalising pr...
First Thing: US-Iran ceasefire at risk after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump insists ceasefire remains intact after the most serious test yet. Plus, David Attenborough’s 100 most spectacular momentsGood morning.The...
