MP recalls terrifying parachute accident after jumping from a plane at 15,000 feet
The Tory MP described how the skydive went wrong on a ‘grey and windy’ day in Devon A parachuting accident that left an MP suffering from a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition…
Bank of England and IMF bosses issue stark warning on cyber threat to trust
The heads of the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund have issued a stark warning that rising cyber-attacks risk undermining trust in the financial system. Speaking on a…
BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn defamation lawsuit
The US president was due to be deposed on Friday but has cancelled due to ‘matters of national importance’ Donald Trump has cancelled his deposition in his $10bn defamation lawsuit…
First cod, now two popular fish and chip alternatives are under threat
Some fish stocks have seen their ratings upgraded, including some North Sea herring Concerns over rising fishing pressure and dwindling stocks have prompted warnings regarding European hake, long promoted as…
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026: Winners revealed including poignant picture of elephant’s grief
Other winning images include fluorescent fungi and a Sisyphus-like dung beetle A “heartbreakingly poignant” image of a female elephant carrying a dead calf has been named the winner of this…
Tories leapfrog Reform in poll for the second time this week
Nigel Farage’s leadership is in crisis after a second poll in 24 hours confirms his party is in third place Reform UK has dropped to third place in the polls…
Are Burnham’s Brexit promises distracting him from an impending food and fuel crisis?
In The Room hosts Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson say Whitehall risks too much focus on long-term EU ambitions while more immediate pressures build around diesel, farming and food security.…
In The Room | Does Andy Burnham want to reverse Brexit?
In recent weeks, the Prime Minister has made a series of pointed interventions on Britain’s relationship with the EU. At Labour conference, he said Brexit had done “more harm than…
Family who spent £12k taking seriously ill son to London for hospital appointments call for change
Families should not be ‘worrying about whether they can afford the train fare or petrol to get their child to specialist care’, experts said Leading experts have warned that families…
Desperate search for missing fishing boat near Isle of Lewis after body found
One man has died and two more are unaccounted for after a fishing boat went missing in the Outer Hebrides. Emergency services are searching for the vessel, which was reported…