Holborn and St Pancras by-election live: Polanski eyes upset in Starmer’s old seat as central London goes to the polls
Voters will have a choice of 15 candidates to replace Sir Keir Starmer, who resigned from the House of Commons last month Andy Burnham faces a test of his re-energised…
Up to 50 Scottish police officers suspended over alleged crimes against women
The chief constable of Police Scotland has said up to 50 serving officers are currently suspended over allegations of violence against women and girls. Jo Farrell said she expected more…
Mapped: Cost to rent a room across UK as average price hits record high
Renting in the capital is becoming impossible for many, experts warn The cost of renting a room in the UK has hit a record high, new data has revealed, as…
Medium-term borrowing costs for UK government hit 19-year high
Medium-term borrowing costs for the UK government hit a fresh 19-year high on Thursday, as investors continued to offload global bonds amid fears of rising inflation. Recent dramatic moves in…
Spike in anti-muslim and antisemitic incidents as hate crime hits record high
Campaigners warn that violence is ‘becoming a day-to-day reality’ Hate crime incidents in England and Wales have risen seven per cent in a year, new data shows, with an marked…
Dafydd Owain’s second album wins the 2026 Welsh music prize
Singer-songwriter Dafydd Owain has won the 2026 Welsh music prize with his second album Ymarfer Byw. The emotionally charged record, which also won Welsh language album of the year in…
Racial and religious hate crimes at record high in England and Wales, data shows
Racially and religiously motivated offences have reached record highs in the UK, as the government’s main Islamophobia partner says attacks on mosques are increasing in severity. New Home Office figures…
Bungling ‘phone thief’ jumps into shallow pond to try and flee police
The force retrieved six phone the suspect had discarded into the pond A suspected mobile phone thief jumped into a pond when he was fleeing the Metropolitan Police before the…
Coldest night since May for parts of UK as temperatures drop below 0C
Temperatures in parts of Scotland fell to -1C early on Thursday Temperatures plummeted to their lowest levels since May overnight in the UK, dipping below zero in some areas, as…
Burnham and Merz set to confirm security pact to counter hybrid Russian threats
The two leaders are expected to confirm a joint UK-Germany security partnership The prime minister has met Germany’s chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time in Berlin for the launch…