Hard work, community, fair play: Britons have ‘shared set of values’ despite divisions
You may think it’s a commitment to buying a round, the ability to chat at length about the weather, or making a proper cup of tea. But when it comes…
In The Room | Count Binface vs Farage: Flakes, Ferraris and the Clacton by-election
With the Clacton by-election just days away, In The Room welcomes perhaps Nigel Farage’s most unusual opponent: Count Binface. The intergalactic candidate joins Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson to defend…
Doctors at remote Devon hospital get ‘crash course’ after maternity unit shut
Doctors at one of England’s remotest hospitals have been given a “crash course” in birth emergencies after its maternity unit was shut and as fears grow that the safety of…
When is the Clacton by-election and who is standing in Nigel Farage’s showdown with Count Binface?
Voters will head to the polls on Thursday Voters heading to the polls this week in Nigel Farage’s by-election in Clacton will have a record number of candidates to choose…
Finance Minister says money from £39m growth fund will help towards ‘job creation’
Economics and business editor, BBC News NIPublished11 August 2026, 00:04 BSTUpdated 1 minute agoFinance Minister John O’Dowd has defended the controversial £39m economic growth fund saying the money will go…
UK housebuilder urges Andy Burnham to slash stamp duty to boost housing market
Burnham previously vowed his government would oversee the ‘biggest council house building programme since the post-war period’ Residential developer Bellway has urged the Government to introduce an immediate cut to…
Hotel prices in Europe jump before total solar eclipse
Hotel prices have surged in key European cities, as hundreds of thousands of tourists flock to see the first total eclipse visible from the continent this century. Iceland’s capital Reykjavík…
Labour surges above Reform in polls once again as Nigel Farage’s woes continue
The latest survey is the fifth national poll Labour has topped since Andy Burnham entered Downing Street, ending the run that saw Nigel Farage’s party lead in the polls for…
Trump hid in catering cart in secret plane swap to fend off Iran assassination threat
President Donald Trump was whisked away from Air Force One onto smaller aircraft and flown to British airbase while White House staffers and journalists believed he was still on board…
PM asks justice secretary to find way to exclude PC Harper’s killers from early release scheme
Andy Burnham has told the justice secretary to find a way to exclude PC Andrew Harper’s killers from the early release scheme aimed at easing prison overcrowding. The prime minister…