More than 50,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer became prime minister, according to new figures. Home Office statistics reveal that 474 people arrived on Monday in eight vessels – the highest number to make the journey in one day in August. It brings the total to 50,271 since…
Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell promised to be Sir Keir Starmer’s ally. Yet in her victory speech she criticised his government and its record no fewer than 20 times. And told him to raise his game, or else. Politics live: Follow for updates as Labour names new deputy leader Here’s what she said –…
Sir Keir Starmer has denied misleading the House of Commons over Peter Mandelson’s vetting process to become US ambassador. The prime minister told MPs in September last year – twice in one day – that “full due process was followed”, when it was revealed Lord Mandelson continued his friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein after he…
Sir Keir Starmer has warned “public health isn’t a culture war” and urged parents to check their children are up to date with vaccinations after a measles outbreak. The prime minister said it was “concerning to see more children getting measles” as Enfield, north London, recorded 34 confirmed cases between 1 January and 9 February…
Four siblings who were part of Michael Jacksonβs secret βsecond familyβ have filed a lawsuit revealing the depths of the alleged sexual abuse they suffered as children, including claims that the singer molested one of the boys at the homes of Elton John and Elizabeth Taylor. The lawsuit, filed against Jacksonβs estate in Californiaβs Central…
President Trump on Wednesday withdrew the United States from 66 international organizations and treaties, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In a presidential memorandum, Trump said it is βcontrary to the interests of the United States to remain a member of, participate in, or otherwise…
π Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app π Former Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt joins Beth, Harriet, and Ruth on this week’s Electoral Dysfunction. As Denmark finds itself at the centre of a growing international crisis over Greenland, she tells us that the country feels “bullied”. Ms Thorning-Schmidt describes how…
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing at the White House, in Washington, July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, becoming the latest Cabinet official to leave his administration, she announced Friday. Gabbard, in a resignation letter addressed to…
EDMONTON, CanadaΒ βΒ Jason Hills grew up in a rural hamlet in southern Alberta so small there were no traffic lights. Which wasnβt a problem because there wasnβt any traffic either. But there was a curling rink. βThere was nothing else really to do,β Hills said. βSo if you werenβt curling youβd go hang out at the…
The UK economy recorded growth of 0.3% in November, according to official figures, showing an improvement for output at a time when households and businesses were anxiously awaiting details of the budget. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported an improvement for industrial production on the previous month amid the phased restart of manufacturing at…