Holborn and St Pancras by-election live: Voting opens in big test for Burnham against Polanski in Starmer’s old seat
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…
Holborn and St Pancras by-election gets under way
Voting is under way in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election as candidates from across the political spectrum vie to become its new MP. About 30 polling stations – at…
UK’s military needs to focus spending on domestic defence, not overseas missions – report
The UK’s military is too focused on global commitments at the expense of domestic defence, meaning the government’s planned increase in defence spending is likely to result in even greater…
Voting opens in high stakes Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Voting has opened in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, a contest seen as a key gauge of Andy Burnham’s ability to energise voters and whether Zack Polanski’s Greens can…
University students say procrastination is biggest threat to their academic performance
Procrastination is the biggest problem that can harm students’ academic performance at university, according to a study of more than 65,000 young people who placed it above issues such as…
Why hotter summers are making British potatoes smaller
As the roller shutter door opens to reveal one of Tim Rooke’s potato stores, the harvest looks impressive. Seven hundred tonnes are kept in this building alone, ready to be…
‘I was blamed for my baby’s death now NHS needs to change’
When Poppy Russell died shortly after birth, her parents were left bereft. What followed made matters harder to bear – her mother was blamed for the death. An inquest would…
Ex-bankers jailed for manipulating interest rates have convictions quashed
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) admitted in August that the group’s convictions may be unsafe in light of a Supreme Court ruling The convictions of five bankers jailed after being…
Drunk college lecturer killed husband and wife in crash after Christmas party
A former college lecturer who caused the deaths of a husband and wife in a crash while drink-driving after a Christmas party has been jailed for six years. Sophie Hynd…
UK Conservative leader says the party is reviving and rules out a pact with Farage’s Reform UK
The leader of Britain’s opposition Conservative Party said Wednesday that the Tories are on the path back to power, rejecting the idea of an alliance with rival right-of-center party Reform…