UK housebuilder Persimmon has lifted its outlook, saying it is “well-placed” to benefit from prime minister Andy Burnham’s policy agenda, despite growing costs linked to the Iran war. Despite rising…
With just 12 weeks to go until his first budget, new chancellor John Healey is seeking ways to ramp up public investment, without busting the Treasury’s fiscal rules – and…
The headline figures show that small boats crossing the Channel are down by 43% compared with January to mid-July 2025 – from 21,690 last year to 12,469 over the same…
Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, Green Party and Restore Britain will not be fielding candidates in this by-election Nigel Farage is set to face an unprecedented 33 rival candidates…
A former neo-Nazi activist who was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP has withdrawn as a Conservative election candidate after Kemi Badenoch offered him a role as an adviser to…
Labour peer Luciana Berger criticised the Tory leader for offering Joshua Bonehill-Paine a role as her adviser A former far-right activist, who has a string of convictions including for harassing…
Nigel Farage’s popularity is at its lowest point since the 2024 election, and next week he faces a by-election of his own making. Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to voters in Clacton…
Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, is to face investigation by the university after it said it received “new information” about his qualifications and career. Cambridge…
The Foreign Secretary thanked Marco Rubio for a ‘warm, productive meeting’ at the US State Department Ed Miliband has hailed the UK and US as the “closest of allies” following…
Some readers say the move to exclude rapists and sex offenders still doesn’t go far enough, while others argue ministers have no real alternative while prisons stay full Andy Burnham’s…
