Ann Widdecombe was hit on head repeatedly with hammer, prosecutors say
Ann Widdecombe died after being hit on the head with a hammer 21 times at her Devon home, prosecutors have told Westminster Magistrates’ Court. Prosecutor Kashif Malik said that on…
The many many different faces in top UK Government jobs in the last ten years
Forget six PMs. The UK on its eighth chancellor, ninth foreign secretary and 10th education secretary in a decade The UK is now on its eighth chancellor, ninth foreign secretary…
Prisoner guilty of assisting convicted spy Daniel Khalife after jail break
Adeel Khan worked with Daniel Khalife in the prison kitchen A prisoner has been found guilty of assisting former soldier Daniel Khalife after his escape from HMP Wandsworth. Adeel Khan,…
Ann Widdecombe ‘struck with hammer 21 times’, court hears
Joshua Kerry, 28, has been charged with murdering the Reform UK spokeswoman at her remote Devon home The man charged with murdering former MP Ann Widdecombe is accused of hitting…
London-based civil servants offered move to No 10 North in Manchester
Civil servants based in central London have been offered relocation packages to encourage them to move to the North of England, the BBC understands. A new branch of Downing Street…
Water shortages could stall plans to build more than one million new homes
Trade body warns there is not enough water for UK’s data centre plans England does not have enough water to build the 1.5 million homes pledged by the government this…
Why small boat crossings to the UK and Europe are falling
The number of small boat arrivals to the UK is down 42 per cent from the same period in 2025, at 12,214. Holly Bancroft reports Small boat crossings to the…
Andy Burnham’s cabinet changes open door to rethink on Brexit
The appointment of Hamish Falconer to lead the Brexit reset talks suggests Andy Burnham may end up reconsidering Keir Starmer’s red lines, political editor David Maddoxwrites We are just 24…
Thames Water announces hosepipe ban for 10 million
Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban affecting more than 10 million people after an “exceptionally warm and dry spring”. The restrictions mean, from Thursday, hosepipes should not be used…
From youth mobility to food exports: the outstanding EU dilemmas facing Burnham
Andy Burnham is unknown in Brussels, but that will soon change. In his schedule for the autumn is an EU-UK summit that may underscore the same dilemmas that have confronted…